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Dream On

Aerosmith

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (Plexi)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1972-1973. Gear based on period-correct interviews and era photos; no direct studio documentation, but Les Paul + Marshall is widely cited for early Aerosmith. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the original studio riff section.

Tone Character(9)

classic British crunchopen, ringing chordsarticulate midrangeslight amp breakupwarm, vintage humbucker sounddynamic response to pickingno heavy saturationclear note separationtouch-sensitive attack

Difficulty

The riff requires clean chord transitions, dynamic picking, and sustain control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Rig Rundown - Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Brad Whitford Aerosmith's Joe Perry on how to nail his “working tone”Joe Perry's Les Pauls, Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Joe Perry Rides Again! - Premier Guitar

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Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Standard

AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (Plexi)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Rig Rundown - Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Brad Whitford Aerosmith's Joe Perry on how to nail his “working tone”Joe Perry's Les Pauls, Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Joe Perry Rides Again! - Premier Guitar

Notes

Studio recording, 1972-1973. Gear based on period-correct interviews and era photos; no direct studio documentation, but Les Paul + Marshall is widely cited for early Aerosmith. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the original studio riff section.

Tone Character(9)

classic British crunchopen, ringing chordsarticulate midrangeslight amp breakupwarm, vintage humbucker sounddynamic response to pickingno heavy saturationclear note separationtouch-sensitive attack

Difficulty

The riff requires clean chord transitions, dynamic picking, and sustain control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

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