Riff Tone

Love Is Like Oxygen

Sweet

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1963 Gibson ES-335 (red)

AmpJennings Electronic Industries AC40 (Vox-style combo, slightly louder and rounder than AC30)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (original 1963 spec, likely Patent Number or late PAF)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

boostJohn Hornby Skewes John Hornby Skewes Treble Booster

delayWatkins Watkins Copicat Echo (with boost)

Notes

Studio recording, 1977/1978. Andy Scott used his red 1963 ES-335 into a John Hornby Skewes treble booster, then into a Watkins Copicat echo (with boost), into a Jennings AC40 amp. Sometimes a prototype H&H combo was also used for dirtier tones, but main riff tone is from the Jennings AC40. No evidence of Marshall or BluGuitar AMP1 on the original studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and harmonically richslightly dirty British crunchopen and airy top endclear note separationmidrange presencetouch-sensitive attackarticulate and dynamicclassic 70s rock rhythmnot overly compressedmild echo ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing, dynamic picking, and clean chord stabs typical of 70s British rock. Intermediate players will find the articulation and syncopation challenging but accessible.

Sources

Andy Scott's wild times and triumphs with the Sweet | Guitar World

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