Riff Tone

Mamma Mia

ABBA

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul

AmpAmpeg amplifier (exact model unknown)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1975. Janne Schaffer confirmed he played the overdubbed guitar parts on 'Mamma Mia' using his 1959 Gibson Les Paul and an Ampeg amp. No evidence of pedals or additional effects used for the riff section. No live/touring rig info included.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly overdriven edgeclear note separationwarm but present midrangeno audible modulationstudio double-trackedcontrolled dynamicsclassic pop-rock clarityno excessive sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing and clean double-tracking for the classic ABBA sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

ABBA guitarist Janne Schaffer: “You can hear a lot of heavy ...Does anyone know how the guitar riff in the beginning of ...

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