Riff Tone
Forever Young (2008 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarHamer T-51 (Tele-style, custom, by Joel Dantzig)
AmpRocktron Pro GAP preamp into studio power amp (exact model unknown)
PickupsSingle-coil (Tele-style, likely Seymour Duncan or Hamer OEM single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987-1988 for 'Out of Order' album; Stevie Salas played the main riff. Guitar and amp details confirmed by Stevie Salas interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp attackslightly compressedlight reverb ambiencedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and janglyclear note separationstudio-polishedpresent highsno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff section uses basic open chords and straightforward strumming, but requires clean articulation and dynamic control for a polished studio sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarHamer T-51 (Tele-style, custom, by Joel Dantzig)
AmpRocktron Pro GAP preamp into studio power amp (exact model unknown)
PickupsSingle-coil (Tele-style, likely Seymour Duncan or Hamer OEM single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987-1988 for 'Out of Order' album; Stevie Salas played the main riff. Guitar and amp details confirmed by Stevie Salas interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp attackslightly compressedlight reverb ambiencedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and janglyclear note separationstudio-polishedpresent highsno audible breakup
Difficulty
The riff section uses basic open chords and straightforward strumming, but requires clean articulation and dynamic control for a polished studio sound.