Riff Tone

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You

Bryan Adams

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-295

AmpVox AC30 (paired with Marshall or Hiwatt 4x12, but AC30 primary for clean/riff sections)

PickupsP90 single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Keith Scott (Bryan Adams' guitarist) used a splitter box to run into a Vox AC30 and a Marshall or Hiwatt with a 4x12 cab, sometimes with a Pete Cornish treble booster or Ibanez Tube Screamer depending on the track. For the main riff of '(Everything I Do) I Do It for You', the ES-295 with P90s and AC30 are most consistently cited. No evidence of live/tour gear being used on the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothchimey highslush ambient reverbslight breakup edgerounded attackclear note separationfull-bodied midrangearticulate and openslightly compressedsmooth sustain

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward and slow, with basic chord voicings and no advanced techniques, but requires careful dynamic control and clean articulation for the ballad feel.

Sources

Bryan Adams Discusses Gear and His New DVD, 'Wembley Live 1996'[QUESTION] Type of guitar sound at the beginning of Bryan Adams ...

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