Riff Tone
Natural
Shelly
Guitarpunk1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Marauder
AmpHH Electronics V-S Musician 2x12 Combo Amp
PickupsBill Lawrence-designed humbucker (neck), single-coil (bridge)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, late 1970s; Pete Shelley is pictured with this guitar and amp in period-correct photos. No evidence of pedal use for clean sections. Settings estimated based on typical punk/new wave clean tones with this amp and guitar. No evidence of live-specific changes for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate attackpercussive rhythm clarityslightly scooped midstight and punchyminimal breakupdistinct single-coil snapclear note separationno audible effectsraw, energetic
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes with clean articulation, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Marauder
AmpHH Electronics V-S Musician 2x12 Combo Amp
PickupsBill Lawrence-designed humbucker (neck), single-coil (bridge)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, late 1970s; Pete Shelley is pictured with this guitar and amp in period-correct photos. No evidence of pedal use for clean sections. Settings estimated based on typical punk/new wave clean tones with this amp and guitar. No evidence of live-specific changes for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate attackpercussive rhythm clarityslightly scooped midstight and punchyminimal breakupdistinct single-coil snapclear note separationno audible effectsraw, energetic
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes with clean articulation, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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