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Wait Riff Guitar Tone Settings — White Lion
White Lion · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (heavily worn, likely late 1970s or early 1980s, used for recording 'Pride' album including 'Wait')
Pickups
Single-coil pickups (original Strat pickups, likely stock or period-correct replacements)
Amp
Marshall 100-watt Super Lead (vintage, likely JMP or JCM800 era, used in studio for 'Pride')
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1987 (Pride album). Vito Bratta used his worn Stratocaster with a Tube Screamer into a Marshall Super Lead for the main riff. Not live gear. No evidence of Steinberger or other guitars for this section. ADA MP-1 and BOSS GT-5 were used later or for other songs/solos, not confirmed for this riff.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain6.5
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Marshall 100-watt Super Lead (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- moderate sustain
- clear note separation
- British crunch
- slightly compressed
- punchy attack
- melodic clarity
- not overly saturated
- distinct single-coil presence