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Girls, Girls, Girls Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Kramer Tele Custom (Girls Girls Girls graphic, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, high output passive)
Amp
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP (Jose Arredondo-modded), blended with Vox AC30 and Hiwatt (studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Girls, Girls, Girls' (1987). Mick Mars used a Kramer Tele Custom with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge. Multiple amps were blended in the studio, but the Marshall Plexi (Jose-modded) was the primary source of the riff tone. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; distortion comes from amp gain and mods. No chorus, flanger, or delay audible in the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- aggressive and gritty
- tight palm-muted chugs
- powerful and resonant
- thick, saturated rhythm tone
- British crunch
- high-output bridge pickup bite
- raw energy
- percussive attack
- slightly scooped but present mids
- articulate pick attack