Riff Tone

Too Young to Fall In Love

Mötley Crüe

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1972 Gibson Les Paul Custom

AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (Jose Arredondo-modded, 100W head, late '70s/early '80s)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge position, humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble7.5

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1983; Mick Mars is known to have used his black Les Paul Custom with a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and a Jose-modded Marshall JMP 2203 for the Shout at the Devil album. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section; distortion is amp-based. No evidence of Soldano or Whammy/other effects on this track's riff.

Tone Character(9)

tight, saturated rhythm crunchaggressive, biting attackthick, compressed power chordsfocused midrange puncharticulate pick attackslightly scooped but not hollowminimal ambience/reverbclassic 1980s LA metal rhythm soundno modulation or time-based effects audible in riff

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting, precise picking, and clean chord transitions under high-gain, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Mick Mars on life after Mötley Crüe and his debut solo album | Guitar World [question] does anyone know mick mars guitar tone/amp settings for ...

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