Riff Tone

Ten Seconds to Love live tacoma 1987

Mötley Crüe

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (late 1970s/early 1980s, black finish, as used by Mick Mars live in 1987)

AmpMarshall JCM 800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (live rig, 1987 tour)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge position, humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, Tacoma 1987; Mick Mars was known to use a Gibson Les Paul Custom with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a Marshall JCM 800 head for live shows in this era. No direct source confirms pedal use for this song/section, but this was his standard live rig for heavy rhythm sections in 1987.

Tone Character(10)

very saturated and compressedtight palm-muted chugsaggressive attackscooped midrangerazor-sharp high endchunky power chordsminimal ambiencefocused low endclassic Marshall crunchhigh output humbucker bite

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking at a moderate tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of 1980s metal.

Sources

WORST metal tones (BESIDES Dimebag) : r/metalguitar - Reddit Ten Seconds To Love (Live) - YouTube

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