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Fight for Your Right Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (exact model not confirmed, but Les Paul is highly likely based on era and genre conventions)
Pickups
Humbucker (likely stock Gibson humbuckers of the era)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203/2204 (Brit 2204 model referenced for this song, consistent with 1980s hard rock recording practices)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1986. No direct confirmation of pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Rhythm guitar player not definitively identified in sources, but amp and guitar inferred from genre, era, and typical Rick Rubin production style.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- aggressive and saturated
- tight and punchy
- mid-forward wall of sound
- classic Marshall crunch
- raw and in-your-face
- percussive palm muting
- slightly scooped but present mids
- minimal ambience
- dry studio sound
- thick power chord attack