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Riff Tone
À tout le monde (Set Me Free)
Megadeth
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarDean VMNT (Dave Mustaine Signature, likely with Seymour Duncan LiveWire pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'United Abominations' (2007). Gear confirmed for album era; no evidence of live digital rigs or Quad Cortex for this studio session. Pickup model inferred from era and artist interviews. No explicit pedalboard evidence for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcrisp low endcutting upper midsminimal ambiencefocused rhythmclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with precise timing and clean note separation typical of Megadeth's rhythm work.
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Original Gear
GuitarDean VMNT (Dave Mustaine Signature, likely with Seymour Duncan LiveWire pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'United Abominations' (2007). Gear confirmed for album era; no evidence of live digital rigs or Quad Cortex for this studio session. Pickup model inferred from era and artist interviews. No explicit pedalboard evidence for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcrisp low endcutting upper midsminimal ambiencefocused rhythmclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with precise timing and clean note separation typical of Megadeth's rhythm work.