Riff Tone
Who Can It Be Now?
Men At Work
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, sunburst finish, as seen in period live videos and promo photos)
AmpMarshall JMP (likely 50W head, late 1970s/early 1980s, as was common for Australian new wave/rock acts of the era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely T-Top or similar era-correct humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. No evidence of pedals or effects except possible amp reverb. Guitarist is Ron Strykert. No official rig rundown or studio notes found for this specific session; gear inferred from era, genre, and period photos. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation effects in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly gritty edgeclear single-note definitionpunchy midrangeminimal breakupsubtle amp reverb for spaceno modulation or time-based effectsfocused attackclassic new wave/rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, sunburst finish, as seen in period live videos and promo photos)
AmpMarshall JMP (likely 50W head, late 1970s/early 1980s, as was common for Australian new wave/rock acts of the era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely T-Top or similar era-correct humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. No evidence of pedals or effects except possible amp reverb. Guitarist is Ron Strykert. No official rig rundown or studio notes found for this specific session; gear inferred from era, genre, and period photos. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation effects in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly gritty edgeclear single-note definitionpunchy midrangeminimal breakupsubtle amp reverb for spaceno modulation or time-based effectsfocused attackclassic new wave/rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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