Riff Tone
We Got the Beat
The Go-Go's
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG1000S
AmpVox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
PickupsYamaha SG1000S stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Gear confirmed for Beauty and the Beat album era. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; focus is on clean, punchy amp tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp, jangly attacktight and percussiveclean with slight edgepunchy midrangeclear note separationsparkling highsdynamic responseminimal sustainno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically driving and requires tight, fast strumming with clean chord changes, but uses basic barre chords and straightforward technique.
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Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG1000S
AmpVox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
PickupsYamaha SG1000S stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Gear confirmed for Beauty and the Beat album era. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; focus is on clean, punchy amp tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatecrisp, jangly attacktight and percussiveclean with slight edgepunchy midrangeclear note separationsparkling highsdynamic responseminimal sustainno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically driving and requires tight, fast strumming with clean chord changes, but uses basic barre chords and straightforward technique.
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