GuitarDistortedRiff
Gimme All Your Lovin' Riff Guitar Tone Settings — ZZ Top
ZZ Top · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean Z Custom (Eliminator-era, single DiMarzio Super Distortion pickup, no controls)
Pickups
DiMarzio Super Distortion (humbucker, bridge position, high output)
Amp
Legend Rock 'N' Roll 50 (50-watt hybrid, tube preamp, solid-state power amp, 1x12" cab)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (only pickup on guitar)
Studio recording, 1982-1983. Rhythm/riff section tracked with Dean Z Custom into Legend Rock 'N' Roll 50 amp, mic'd with AKG 414B-ULS. No guitar tone or volume controls used (guitar had none). No pedals confirmed for riff section; amp recorded dry. Nearly all guitar on Eliminator was tracked this way.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass7
Gain6.5
Reverb1
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- grinding, high-output humbucker crunch
- tight, percussive rhythm attack
- fat, saturated midrange
- dry, direct amp sound
- articulate note separation
- punchy and aggressive
- minimal ambience
- classic '80s blues-rock edge
- focused low end
- slightly compressed, but not squashed