Solo Tone
I Love Rock 'N Roll
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitarc. 1965-66 Gibson Melody Maker Double
Ampc. 1978-79 Music Man 212-HD 130 combo (left channel, Input 1, Bright, two Electro-Voice EVM 12L 12-inch speakers)
PickupsRed Rhodes Velvet Hammer 54 ceramic magnet humbucker (bridge), 1971-72 Gibson humbucker (neck)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass4.5
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Joan Jett used the bridge pickup with both guitar volume and tone on 10. No effects pedals or amp effects used on the studio recording. Amp was cranked for natural overdrive. Settings are for the original studio version, not live.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and growlingaggressive and percussivethree dimensional, surround-sound qualitytight and punchymid-forward crunchraw and uncompressedarticulate attackslightly bright top endfull-bodiedminimal sustain, quick decay
Difficulty
The solo section is rhythmically aggressive but technically straightforward, relying on strong attack and timing rather than advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitarc. 1965-66 Gibson Melody Maker Double
Ampc. 1978-79 Music Man 212-HD 130 combo (left channel, Input 1, Bright, two Electro-Voice EVM 12L 12-inch speakers)
PickupsRed Rhodes Velvet Hammer 54 ceramic magnet humbucker (bridge), 1971-72 Gibson humbucker (neck)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass4.5
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Joan Jett used the bridge pickup with both guitar volume and tone on 10. No effects pedals or amp effects used on the studio recording. Amp was cranked for natural overdrive. Settings are for the original studio version, not live.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and growlingaggressive and percussivethree dimensional, surround-sound qualitytight and punchymid-forward crunchraw and uncompressedarticulate attackslightly bright top endfull-bodiedminimal sustain, quick decay
Difficulty
The solo section is rhythmically aggressive but technically straightforward, relying on strong attack and timing rather than advanced lead techniques.
I Love Rock 'N Roll settings for your amp
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