Riff Tone
How Much I Feel
Ambrosia
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s model)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1970s, likely studio amp)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock humbuckers, late 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Gear inferred from period-correct interviews, genre, and typical studio practices for Ambrosia. No live/tour gear included.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackclean and articulateslightly compressedlush and full-bodiedsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortionbalanced frequency responsestudio-polished claritysoft rock hi-fi sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord work and dynamic control but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s model)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1970s, likely studio amp)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock humbuckers, late 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Gear inferred from period-correct interviews, genre, and typical studio practices for Ambrosia. No live/tour gear included.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackclean and articulateslightly compressedlush and full-bodiedsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortionbalanced frequency responsestudio-polished claritysoft rock hi-fi sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord work and dynamic control but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.