Riff Tone

Mama Kin

Aerosmith

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959 Super Lead, late 60s/early 70s)

PickupsP-90 single coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1972/1973, Aerosmith debut album. Joe Perry used his '68 Goldtop Les Paul for the riff. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp overdrive. No evidence of Brad Whitford on the main riff. No evidence of live/touring gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and rawBritish-style amp breakupclear note separationslightly grittytight and percussiveopen and dynamicnot heavily compressedmildly aggressive attackmid-forwardtouch-sensitive response

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires good timing and attack, but uses straightforward chord shapes and picking, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

[NEWBIE] Help with how to use Tone / Volume Controls Joe Perry on 50 years of Aerosmith, America's greatest ...Aerosmith's Joe Perry on how to nail his “working tone”Aerosmith tone - forum topic

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