Riff Tone
Ten Seconds to Love
Mötley Crüe
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Mick Mars on Shout at the Devil)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (Jose Arredondo-modded, as used on Shout at the Devil sessions)
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker (bridge position, as per era and typical Mars setup)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1983 (Shout at the Devil album). No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attacksaturated British cruncharticulate power chordspunchy midrangefocused low endcutting upper midsslightly scooped but not hollowclassic 80s LA metal soundhigh output, compressed sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise power chord changes at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast alternate picking.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Mick Mars on Shout at the Devil)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (Jose Arredondo-modded, as used on Shout at the Devil sessions)
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker (bridge position, as per era and typical Mars setup)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1983 (Shout at the Devil album). No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive attacksaturated British cruncharticulate power chordspunchy midrangefocused low endcutting upper midsslightly scooped but not hollowclassic 80s LA metal soundhigh output, compressed sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise power chord changes at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast alternate picking.
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