Riff Tone

No One Like You

Scorpions

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1978 Gibson Explorer

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (Celestion speakers, likely G12-65 or G12T-75)

PickupsStock Gibson humbuckers (late 70s/early 80s, likely Dirty Fingers or T-Tops)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1981-1982, used for the main riff/rhythm section of 'No One Like You' on the 'Blackout' album. Matthias Jabs played the main riff with the Explorer into a cranked JCM800. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedcrisp attackchunky power chordsBritish-voiced cruncharticulate note separationbridge pickup bitemoderate sustainslight room/amp reverbclassic 80s hard rock rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting, precise timing, and quick chord changes typical of 80s hard rock, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

No one like you - scorpions : r/GuitarTone - Reddit The Scorpions guitarists: every player from Schenker to Jabs

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