Riff Tone

Please Forgive Me

Bryan Adams

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-295

AmpVox AC30 (paired with Marshall or Hiwatt 4x12, but AC30 is primary for clean/riff sections)

PickupsP-90 single coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1993. Bryan Adams has stated the ES-295 is his favorite guitar and used it extensively in the studio. The AC30 and Marshall/Hiwatt dual-amp setup is confirmed for his studio work in this era, but for the riff (cleaner rhythm), the AC30 is most likely primary. No evidence of live/tour gear being used for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothslightly compressedclear and articulatefull-bodied chordsrounded highstouch-sensitivesubtle reverb ambiencestudio-polished clarityslight breakup on strong strumsrich midrange

Difficulty

The riff section is based on open and barre chords with clean articulation and some dynamic control to achieve the edge-of-breakup tone, but does not require advanced techniques or fast playing.

Sources

Bryan Adams | Equipboard Bryan Adams Discusses Gear and His New DVD, ‘Wembley Live 1996’ | Guitar World

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