Riff Tone
Sweet Transvestite
Tim Curry & The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Deluxe (likely, mini-humbuckers, UK session player, 1974 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JMP 50W (likely, typical UK glam rock studio amp, 1970s)
PickupsMini-humbuckers (Gibson Les Paul Deluxe stock pickups, 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for the 1974-1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack; no direct evidence of exact guitar/amp, but era/session context and genre point to Les Paul Deluxe with mini-humbuckers into a Marshall JMP. No evidence of live/touring rig for this part.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchmoderate breakupclear, punchy chord stabsarticulate midrangetight, focused low endbright but not harshdynamic response to pickingslightly saturated rhythmstudio rhythm guitar claritynot heavily compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and dynamic control to match the band hits and maintain the punchy, articulate glam rock feel, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Deluxe (likely, mini-humbuckers, UK session player, 1974 studio recording)
AmpMarshall JMP 50W (likely, typical UK glam rock studio amp, 1970s)
PickupsMini-humbuckers (Gibson Les Paul Deluxe stock pickups, 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for the 1974-1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack; no direct evidence of exact guitar/amp, but era/session context and genre point to Les Paul Deluxe with mini-humbuckers into a Marshall JMP. No evidence of live/touring rig for this part.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchmoderate breakupclear, punchy chord stabsarticulate midrangetight, focused low endbright but not harshdynamic response to pickingslightly saturated rhythmstudio rhythm guitar claritynot heavily compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and dynamic control to match the band hits and maintain the punchy, articulate glam rock feel, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.