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Megadeth
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Kelly KE1 (Marty Friedman signature, 1990s, likely used for clean sections in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (studio, 1994 recording era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994, Countdown to Extinction/Youthanasia era. Clean tone likely achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp clean channel or low gain. No evidence of additional clean amp or DI for clean part. Friedman was known for using the neck pickup for clean passages.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothbell-like clarityrounded highsarticulate note separationslightly scooped low endgentle attackno breakup or gritsubtle room ambienceneck pickup fullnessstudio-polished clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise arpeggiated picking and string skipping, but is moderate in tempo and does not require advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Kelly KE1 (Marty Friedman signature, 1990s, likely used for clean sections in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (studio, 1994 recording era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994, Countdown to Extinction/Youthanasia era. Clean tone likely achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp clean channel or low gain. No evidence of additional clean amp or DI for clean part. Friedman was known for using the neck pickup for clean passages.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothbell-like clarityrounded highsarticulate note separationslightly scooped low endgentle attackno breakup or gritsubtle room ambienceneck pickup fullnessstudio-polished clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise arpeggiated picking and string skipping, but is moderate in tempo and does not require advanced techniques.