Riff Tone
Love Hurts
Nazareth
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1960, black, used by Manny Charlton)
AmpMarshall Major (likely 200W, 1970s model)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1974-1975, Hair of the Dog album sessions. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; slide guitar and compression may be used in other sections but not the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and aggressivethick, driving soundwarm and sustainedclear and articulate pickingslight breakup on chordsBritish crunchdynamic and visceralstudio claritypunchy rhythmno excessive brightness
Difficulty
The riff requires careful arpeggiated picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1960, black, used by Manny Charlton)
AmpMarshall Major (likely 200W, 1970s model)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1974-1975, Hair of the Dog album sessions. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; slide guitar and compression may be used in other sections but not the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
gritty and aggressivethick, driving soundwarm and sustainedclear and articulate pickingslight breakup on chordsBritish crunchdynamic and visceralstudio claritypunchy rhythmno excessive brightness
Difficulty
The riff requires careful arpeggiated picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Love Hurts settings for your amp
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