Riff Tone

Send Me an Angel

Scorpions

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late 1980s, Matthias Jabs or Rudolf Schenker's studio guitar)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 1989-1990 era)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Crazy World' album (1989-1990); clean tone for riff/verse section. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amp for clean, but Strat + Marshall clean is standard for Scorpions' ballads of this era.

Tone Character(10)

shimmering and glassybright and articulatewarm low endlush reverb tailclear note separationgentle attackno breakup or crunchambient, spacious feelpresent but not harsh highssmooth, singing sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, accurate picking and chord changes, but is not technically demanding. The main challenge is maintaining clarity and dynamics for the clean tone.

Sources

Mathias Jabs | Page 4 | Guitar Forum SEND ME AN ANGEL CHORDS by Scorpions @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Scorpions' Matthias Jabs pictured at recent Madison Square Garden show with Band-Aids on his fingers, apparently bleeding onto his fretboard | Guitar World

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