Riff Tone

Eyes Without a Face

Billy Idol

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarHamer SS signature (Steve Stevens) with humbuckers

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head

PickupsHamer-branded humbuckers (likely DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan, exact model unconfirmed for this track)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus

Notes

Studio recording, 1983 (Rebel Yell sessions). Gear confirmed for album via pedalboard photo and interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and shimmeryclean and glassyexpansive stereo imagearticulate and clearminimal breakupchorus-modulatedwarm with subtle high-end sparklestudio-polisheddynamic and responsivedistinct modulation swirl

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, even playing with attention to dynamics and chord clarity, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Billy Idol & Billy Idol – Rebel Yell - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Billy Idol Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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