Riff Tone
Dream Warriors
Dokken
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarPre-ESP Tiger Strat-style (heavy maple body, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall 100-watt Plexi (purple, owned by Aspen Pittman, Groove Tubes, rented for session)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion (bridge position, single pickup)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Guitar is Lynch's original Tiger (pre-ESP), not the later ESP or J. Frog models. Amp is a specific purple Marshall Plexi rented for the session, not a JCM800 or JCM900. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky palm-muted chugsaggressive attackhigh-output pickup saturationarticulate high endclear note separationclassic '80s LA metal soundfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, fast alternate picking, and aggressive attack to achieve the signature percussive sound. Unconventional chord shapes and syncopated rhythms add to the challenge, making it moderately difficult for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarPre-ESP Tiger Strat-style (heavy maple body, single humbucker)
AmpMarshall 100-watt Plexi (purple, owned by Aspen Pittman, Groove Tubes, rented for session)
PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion (bridge position, single pickup)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Guitar is Lynch's original Tiger (pre-ESP), not the later ESP or J. Frog models. Amp is a specific purple Marshall Plexi rented for the session, not a JCM800 or JCM900. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky palm-muted chugsaggressive attackhigh-output pickup saturationarticulate high endclear note separationclassic '80s LA metal soundfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, fast alternate picking, and aggressive attack to achieve the signature percussive sound. Unconventional chord shapes and syncopated rhythms add to the challenge, making it moderately difficult for intermediate players.
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