Riff Tone
Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 1970s, sunburst, humbuckers)
AmpRoland Cube-60 (orange, painted black, used to drive talk box and main amp sound)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
otherHeil Sound Heil Sound Talk Box V1
Notes
Studio recording, 1972-1973. The Roland Cube-60 was used to drive the Heil Sound Talk Box for the riff section. No evidence of other amps or guitars for the main riff. All gear confirmed for studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
chewy and vocal-like (due to talk box)classic rock crunchmidrange puncharticulate attacktight, percussive rhythmslightly compressededge-of-breakup drivewarm, harmonically richdistinct talk box vocal effectnot high-gain, but saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the coordination of talk box phrasing with tight, percussive rhythm playing and maintaining a consistent crunchy tone. The talk box technique adds a moderate technical challenge.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 1970s, sunburst, humbuckers)
AmpRoland Cube-60 (orange, painted black, used to drive talk box and main amp sound)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
otherHeil Sound Heil Sound Talk Box V1
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1972-1973. The Roland Cube-60 was used to drive the Heil Sound Talk Box for the riff section. No evidence of other amps or guitars for the main riff. All gear confirmed for studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
chewy and vocal-like (due to talk box)classic rock crunchmidrange puncharticulate attacktight, percussive rhythmslightly compressededge-of-breakup drivewarm, harmonically richdistinct talk box vocal effectnot high-gain, but saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the coordination of talk box phrasing with tight, percussive rhythm playing and maintaining a consistent crunchy tone. The talk box technique adds a moderate technical challenge.