Riff Tone
I Love It Loud (Single Edit)
Kiss
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JMP 100-watt head (likely 2203 or 2204, late 1970s/early 1980s model)
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1982. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons both used Les Pauls for the Creatures of the Night album. The main riff is widely attributed to Paul Stanley on a Les Paul Custom with high-output humbuckers into a Marshall JMP head. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; amp distortion only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-forward crunchaggressive attackchunky and percussiveclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused, dry soundclassic 80s hard rock driveslightly scooped lowsno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and precise power chord changes to match the punchy, driving feel of the original recording.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JMP 100-watt head (likely 2203 or 2204, late 1970s/early 1980s model)
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1982. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons both used Les Pauls for the Creatures of the Night album. The main riff is widely attributed to Paul Stanley on a Les Paul Custom with high-output humbuckers into a Marshall JMP head. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; amp distortion only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-forward crunchaggressive attackchunky and percussiveclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused, dry soundclassic 80s hard rock driveslightly scooped lowsno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and precise power chord changes to match the punchy, driving feel of the original recording.
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