Riff Tone

Love on the Brain

Rihanna

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Fender Stratocaster or similar, model not confirmed for studio recording)

AmpUnknown clean combo amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or similar, model not confirmed for studio recording)

PickupsSingle-coil (likely, based on Motown/blues tone and era, but not confirmed)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

No official studio gear details found for the riff section. No evidence of specific pedals or amp model. Studio recording, released 2016.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothrounded attackclean, vintage-inspiredsubtle amp reverbdynamic and expressivearticulate note separationno audible distortionno modulation or delay effectsMotown/blues influencedampened arpeggio style

Difficulty

The riff is easy in terms of fretting and rhythm, but requires good control of dynamics and clean picking to capture the Motown/blues feel.

Sources

Love On The Brain Chords by Rihanna Love On The Brain Intro Tab by Rihanna Rihanna - Love On The Brain vs The Chords - She Was ...Pop Compass: A deep dive into Rihanna's music

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