Riff Tone
Rock Brigade
Def Leppard
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely Steve Clark, 1979-1980 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (2203) or Rockman X100 (clean mode possible, but JCM800 more likely for studio clean in 1980)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock PAF-style, passive)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1979-1980, 'On Through The Night' album. No evidence of live rig or later digital gear for this era. Clean tone sections likely used Les Paul into Marshall JCM800 with low gain. Rockman X100 was not released until 1982, so not used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear note separationslightly compressedtight low endchimey highsminimal breakupmodest amp reverbno audible chorus or delaywarm neck pickup characterstudio-polished clean
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight but uses basic open and barre chords with clean picking; the main challenge is maintaining clarity and dynamics in a clean tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely Steve Clark, 1979-1980 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (2203) or Rockman X100 (clean mode possible, but JCM800 more likely for studio clean in 1980)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock PAF-style, passive)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1979-1980, 'On Through The Night' album. No evidence of live rig or later digital gear for this era. Clean tone sections likely used Les Paul into Marshall JCM800 with low gain. Rockman X100 was not released until 1982, so not used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear note separationslightly compressedtight low endchimey highsminimal breakupmodest amp reverbno audible chorus or delaywarm neck pickup characterstudio-polished clean
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight but uses basic open and barre chords with clean picking; the main challenge is maintaining clarity and dynamics in a clean tone.
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