Riff Tone
She's Always in My Hair
Prince & The Revolution
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarHohner Madcat Telecaster (Prince's main Tele-style guitar, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpMesa Boogie Mark II
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Hohner Madcat Telecaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger
distortionBoss Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DS-1 or DS-2)
compressionBoss Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely Boss CS-2 or CS-3)
Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (recorded during 'Around the World in a Day' sessions, released as B-side in 1985). Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple forum sources and period interviews. Prince typically used the clean channel and relied on pedals for gain and effects.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturatedbright and cuttingtight, percussive attackmodulation swirl (flanger/chorus)compressed and focuseddistinctive 80s studio sheendynamic, responsive to pickingrich harmonic overtonesslightly nasal midrangenotably present in the mix
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking, and the need to control a high-gain, modulated tone without excessive noise or muddiness.
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Original Gear
GuitarHohner Madcat Telecaster (Prince's main Tele-style guitar, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpMesa Boogie Mark II
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Hohner Madcat Telecaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger
distortionBoss Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DS-1 or DS-2)
compressionBoss Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely Boss CS-2 or CS-3)
Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (recorded during 'Around the World in a Day' sessions, released as B-side in 1985). Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple forum sources and period interviews. Prince typically used the clean channel and relied on pedals for gain and effects.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturatedbright and cuttingtight, percussive attackmodulation swirl (flanger/chorus)compressed and focuseddistinctive 80s studio sheendynamic, responsive to pickingrich harmonic overtonesslightly nasal midrangenotably present in the mix
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking, and the need to control a high-gain, modulated tone without excessive noise or muddiness.
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