Riff Tone

Space for the Papa

Jeff Beck

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Jeff Beck Signature or Custom Shop, likely 1990s model)

AmpMarshall DSL or JCM-series head (exact model unknown, but Marshall high-gain amp highly likely for this era and tone)

PickupsFender Lace Sensor single-coils (as used by Beck in the 1990s studio era)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999 (Who Else! album). No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for this specific track, but Beck was known for using Stratocasters with Lace Sensors and Marshall amps in this period. No evidence of live rig for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and dynamicpercussive attacktouch-sensitive responsetight low endbright and articulate highsslightly hollow midrangeedge-of-breakupclear note separationresponsive to palm mutingorganic, amp-driven distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced dynamic control, palm muting, and expressive fingerstyle/hybrid picking, as well as subtle tremolo arm use, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

expensive amps - what am i missing? | Page 4 | Guitar Forum What are your favorite guitarists signature techniques? : r/Guitar

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