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No One Like You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Scorpions
Scorpions · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1978 Gibson Explorer
Pickups
Stock Gibson humbuckers (late 70s/early 80s, likely Dirty Fingers or T-Tops)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (Celestion speakers, likely G12-65 or G12T-75)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1981-1982, used for the main riff/rhythm section of 'No One Like You' on the 'Blackout' album. Matthias Jabs played the main riff with the Explorer into a cranked JCM800. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and saturated
- crisp attack
- chunky power chords
- British-voiced crunch
- articulate note separation
- bridge pickup bite
- moderate sustain
- slight room/amp reverb
- classic 80s hard rock rhythm