Riff Tone

Sweet Emotion

Aerosmith

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Gibson Les Paul Junior

AmpAmpeg V-2 head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (likely Celestion G12M25 speakers)

PickupsGibson P-90 single coil

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass4.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb1

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1975, Toys in the Attic album. Joe Perry played the main riff on a Les Paul Junior with a P-90 into an Ampeg V-2 head and Marshall 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the main riff section; talk box is used later in the song but not on the main riff.

Tone Character(10)

raunchy low-down funkballs of steeltight, percussive rhythmBritish crunchdistinctive midrange characterfat, punchy tonenot too distorted or too loudclassic hard rock crunchclear, articulate attackslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated, funky rhythm, precise muting, and tight timing with the band, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.

Sources

Joe Perry's guitar tone on Aerosmith's Walk This Way Joe Perry's guide to his Aerosmith amps through the decades Aerosmith's Joe Perry on how to nail his “working tone” | Guitar World

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