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Blitzkrieg Bop Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Ramones
Ramones · 1970s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Mosrite Ventures II (Johnny Ramone's original, 1974-1976 era)
Pickups
Mosrite single coil (stock, high-output, bridge position)
Amp
Marshall Super Lead 1959 (100W) head into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1976. Johnny Ramone used his Mosrite Ventures II with the bridge pickup into a Marshall Super Lead 1959 head and Marshall 4x12 cabinet. No pedals or effects were used on the original studio recording for the riff section. All distortion is from the amp. No evidence of reverb, delay, or modulation effects in the recording or sources.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- raw and aggressive
- tight and percussive
- mid-heavy British crunch
- high-output single coil bite
- fast attack
- no ambience or reverb
- dry, immediate sound
- relentless downstroke energy
- dirty and rhythmic
- classic punk rhythm tone