Riff Tone
Twenty Flight Rock
Montrose
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 1970s, likely 1959 reissue or original)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi, likely 1959 model, early 1970s)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1973. No pedals used for riff section per forum consensus. All drive from amp. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects.
Tone Character(10)
raw British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackopen, uncompressed soundfull-bodied humbucker toneaggressive pick attackminimal studio processingclassic 1970s hard rock rhythmno pedal colorationMarshall amp drive
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and tight rhythm, but uses straightforward power chords and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 1970s, likely 1959 reissue or original)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi, likely 1959 model, early 1970s)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1973. No pedals used for riff section per forum consensus. All drive from amp. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects.
Tone Character(10)
raw British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackopen, uncompressed soundfull-bodied humbucker toneaggressive pick attackminimal studio processingclassic 1970s hard rock rhythmno pedal colorationMarshall amp drive
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise picking and tight rhythm, but uses straightforward power chords and no advanced techniques.