Riff Tone
Lie To Me
Bon Jovi
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard '60s
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson 60s Les Paul stock humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 (These are inferred from Bon Jovi's standard studio rig for the 'Crush' and late '90s era; no direct source for 'Lie To Me' but consistent with all available Bon Jovi studio rig rundowns from this period.)
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainclear note separationslightly compressedfull-bodied midrangebright and articulate highstight low enddynamic response to pickingstudio-polished claritynot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes, dynamic strumming, and subtlety in picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard '60s
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson 60s Les Paul stock humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 (These are inferred from Bon Jovi's standard studio rig for the 'Crush' and late '90s era; no direct source for 'Lie To Me' but consistent with all available Bon Jovi studio rig rundowns from this period.)
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainclear note separationslightly compressedfull-bodied midrangebright and articulate highstight low enddynamic response to pickingstudio-polished claritynot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes, dynamic strumming, and subtlety in picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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