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Riff Tone
Воля и разум
Aria
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1980s, likely black finish, as used by Vladimir Holstinin on studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (2203 or 2204 head, typical for 1980s Soviet/European metal recordings, no evidence of other amp types for this session)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1985-1986. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff section; distortion from amp. No evidence of effects loop or rack gear for rhythm/riff. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmclear note separation under distortionclassic Marshall crunchpunchy low endslightly scooped midsbright and cutting trebleminimal ambiencefocused, dry rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, typical of 1980s metal. While not extremely technical, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1980s, likely black finish, as used by Vladimir Holstinin on studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (2203 or 2204 head, typical for 1980s Soviet/European metal recordings, no evidence of other amp types for this session)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1985-1986. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff section; distortion from amp. No evidence of effects loop or rack gear for rhythm/riff. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmclear note separation under distortionclassic Marshall crunchpunchy low endslightly scooped midsbright and cutting trebleminimal ambiencefocused, dry rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, typical of 1980s metal. While not extremely technical, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate skills.