All She Wrote (2024 Remaster) by FireHouse (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The All She Wrote (2024 Remaster) by FireHouse guitar tone is built on a Marshall JCM800 2203, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 6, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 7.5 sits well above the rock average (4.8) — a hotter, more saturated take than most rock tones; mids at 5.5 are right around average (6.2).

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Original gear

Guitar: Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1980s/early 1990s, as used by Bill Leverty in FireHouse studio recordings) · Amp: Marshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording, typical for FireHouse's debut album era)

Studio recording, 1990/early 1991 original session; 2024 Remaster uses same tracks. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this part.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1980s/early 1990s, as used by Bill Leverty in FireHouse studio recordings) → Marshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording, typical for FireHouse's debut album era)

Effects

reverb

Amp effects: Reverb (spring, level 2)

Tone character

tight and percussive, aggressive pick attack, full-bodied bridge humbucker sound, crisp upper mids, controlled low-end, slight amp reverb for space, studio-polished, high-gain saturation, articulate rhythm clarity

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

straight, fast tempo, loud dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the All She Wrote (2024 Remaster) sound.

Difficulty

3.5/5 · Riff

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with precise chord transitions and consistent rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Worth knowing

• No direct source for exact amp/guitar/pedal settings for 'All She Wrote (2024 Remaster)' riff section; gear and settings estimated based on FireHouse's known studio rig, genre, and era.
• No evidence of pedal use or modulation/time-based effects in the riff section; settings inferred from typical Marshall JCM800 usage in early 1990s hard rock.
• No explicit pickup selector info; bridge humbucker inferred from tone and genre.
• No evidence of effects loop or studio post-processing effects on the main riff guitar.
• Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. FireHouse's 'All She Wrote' riff has a saturated late-80s/early-90s hard rock tone: high gain but not modern metal, tight low end, slightly scooped mids, and bright but not harsh treble. Bill Leverty typically used a Soldano SLO-100 or Marshall with these settings, and the production is punchy and relatively dry, matching these values.

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