Riff Tone
Writing's On the Wall
The Tea Party
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s model, Jeff Martin's main guitar for riff sections)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording era, typical for The Tea Party's 1990s/early 2000s riff tones)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock or vintage PAF-style, exact model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2004 (album: Seven Circles). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era context point to Jeff Martin's Les Paul into a Marshall JCM900 for riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; effects are likely amp-based or minimal.
Tone Character(10)
thick and punchyBritish-style crunchmid-forward and articulatetight and percussive attackwarm sustainclear note separationslightly compressedfocused low endharmonically richdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid alternate picking, palm muting, and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s model, Jeff Martin's main guitar for riff sections)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording era, typical for The Tea Party's 1990s/early 2000s riff tones)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock or vintage PAF-style, exact model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2004 (album: Seven Circles). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era context point to Jeff Martin's Les Paul into a Marshall JCM900 for riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; effects are likely amp-based or minimal.
Tone Character(10)
thick and punchyBritish-style crunchmid-forward and articulatetight and percussive attackwarm sustainclear note separationslightly compressedfocused low endharmonically richdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid alternate picking, palm muting, and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.