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Riff Tone
1000hp
Godsmack
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (mid-late 1970s, likely 1976 or Norlin era)
AmpDiamond Amplification Heretic 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for '1000hp' (2014). Tony Rombola used Diamond Heretic amps for the album, with Les Paul guitars for the main riff. Minimal effects, mostly dry signal. No evidence of significant pedal use for the riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and artist interviews.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsarticulate pick attackfocused low endsaturated but controlled distortionminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundclear note separationmodern metal crunchpunchy rhythm attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a high tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (mid-late 1970s, likely 1976 or Norlin era)
AmpDiamond Amplification Heretic 100W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for '1000hp' (2014). Tony Rombola used Diamond Heretic amps for the album, with Les Paul guitars for the main riff. Minimal effects, mostly dry signal. No evidence of significant pedal use for the riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and artist interviews.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsarticulate pick attackfocused low endsaturated but controlled distortionminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundclear note separationmodern metal crunchpunchy rhythm attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a high tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.