Riff Tone
Fire and Water
Free
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi)
PickupsPAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Paul Kossoff used his iconic '59 Les Paul into a Marshall Super Lead for the Fire and Water album. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. All sources and listening confirm a straight guitar-to-amp setup.
Tone Character(10)
thick British crunchrich sustainexpressive vibratotouch-sensitive dynamicswarm midrangeminimalist, soulful playingraw poweremotive phrasingclassic rock chord progressionsedge-of-breakup amp tone
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for expressive vibrato, dynamic pick attack to control amp breakup, and tight timing for the groove.
Sources
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi)
PickupsPAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Paul Kossoff used his iconic '59 Les Paul into a Marshall Super Lead for the Fire and Water album. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. All sources and listening confirm a straight guitar-to-amp setup.
Tone Character(10)
thick British crunchrich sustainexpressive vibratotouch-sensitive dynamicswarm midrangeminimalist, soulful playingraw poweremotive phrasingclassic rock chord progressionsedge-of-breakup amp tone
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for expressive vibrato, dynamic pick attack to control amp breakup, and tight timing for the groove.
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