Riff Tone
Gods of War
Def Leppard
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Steve Clark and Phil Collen, 1987 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, Hysteria era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock for 1980s Les Paul Standard)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. Gear inferred from Def Leppard's known Hysteria-era studio setup and genre conventions. No evidence of non-Les Paul guitars or non-Marshall amps for the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
tight, compressed rhythm crunchhigh-gain British amp saturationthick, harmonically rich power chordsprecise, palm-muted chugslayered, multi-tracked guitarsstudio-polished, processed soundarticulate attack with controlled sustain80s arena rock productionslightly scooped mids for claritydense, wall-of-sound rhythm texture
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, synchronized palm muting and dynamic control to maintain clarity in a dense, high-gain, multi-tracked studio mix. While not technically virtuosic, the production demands and rhythmic precision elevate the difficulty above basic rhythm playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Steve Clark and Phil Collen, 1987 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, Hysteria era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock for 1980s Les Paul Standard)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. Gear inferred from Def Leppard's known Hysteria-era studio setup and genre conventions. No evidence of non-Les Paul guitars or non-Marshall amps for the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
tight, compressed rhythm crunchhigh-gain British amp saturationthick, harmonically rich power chordsprecise, palm-muted chugslayered, multi-tracked guitarsstudio-polished, processed soundarticulate attack with controlled sustain80s arena rock productionslightly scooped mids for claritydense, wall-of-sound rhythm texture
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, synchronized palm muting and dynamic control to maintain clarity in a dense, high-gain, multi-tracked studio mix. While not technically virtuosic, the production demands and rhythmic precision elevate the difficulty above basic rhythm playing.
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