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Still Loving You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Scorpions
Scorpions · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Flying V (Rudolf Schenker, rhythm guitar, studio recording, 1984)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely stock or period-correct replacements, passive, not active)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1984. Rhythm/riff section played by Rudolf Schenker, not Matthias Jabs. Amp confirmed as Marshall JCM800 from era and multiple sources. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; effects are likely rack or post-processing for lead/solo only.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight palm-muted chugs
- classic Marshall crunch
- warm, mid-focused rhythm tone
- clear note definition
- slightly saturated but not high-gain
- 80s hard rock rhythm sound
- articulate attack
- full-bodied chords
- not overly compressed
- dynamic response to picking