Riff Tone
No Fun
The Stooges
Guitarpunk1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1957 Sunburst, as used by Ron Asheton in 1968-69)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100-watt head with 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzArbiter Arbiter Fuzz Face (or similar vintage fuzz)
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Ron Asheton is documented using a Stratocaster and Marshall Super Lead for the first Stooges album. Fuzz pedal used for distortion. No evidence of additional effects or amp reverb on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated fuzzbrighter and brassier soundalmost painful trebleslashing, no-nonsense attackraw and aggressivepercussive and edgyheavy, driving riffloud and confrontationalminimal sustain, fast decayuncompressed, open dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward power chords and rhythm, with the main challenge being the aggressive, consistent attack and controlling the saturated fuzz tone.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1957 Sunburst, as used by Ron Asheton in 1968-69)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100-watt head with 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzArbiter Arbiter Fuzz Face (or similar vintage fuzz)
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Ron Asheton is documented using a Stratocaster and Marshall Super Lead for the first Stooges album. Fuzz pedal used for distortion. No evidence of additional effects or amp reverb on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated fuzzbrighter and brassier soundalmost painful trebleslashing, no-nonsense attackraw and aggressivepercussive and edgyheavy, driving riffloud and confrontationalminimal sustain, fast decayuncompressed, open dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward power chords and rhythm, with the main challenge being the aggressive, consistent attack and controlling the saturated fuzz tone.