Riff Tone
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarOvation 1612 Custom Balladeer (acoustic-electric)
AmpDirect to mixing console (no amp), possibly with DI box
PickupsOvation piezo under-saddle pickup
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. The main riff is played on a piezo-equipped Ovation acoustic-electric, recorded direct or with minimal processing. No evidence of electric guitar or amp in the riff section. Live performances sometimes use amps, but the studio version is direct.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp acoustic strummingopen and airynatural piezo acoustic tonedetailed string attackwarm low-midspresent but not harsh highsslight room ambienceminimal colorationclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff section is beginner-friendly, using open chords and simple strumming/arpeggiation. The main challenge is maintaining even dynamics and clean chord transitions.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarOvation 1612 Custom Balladeer (acoustic-electric)
AmpDirect to mixing console (no amp), possibly with DI box
PickupsOvation piezo under-saddle pickup
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. The main riff is played on a piezo-equipped Ovation acoustic-electric, recorded direct or with minimal processing. No evidence of electric guitar or amp in the riff section. Live performances sometimes use amps, but the studio version is direct.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp acoustic strummingopen and airynatural piezo acoustic tonedetailed string attackwarm low-midspresent but not harsh highsslight room ambienceminimal colorationclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff section is beginner-friendly, using open chords and simple strumming/arpeggiation. The main challenge is maintaining even dynamics and clean chord transitions.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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