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Riff Tone
Arise
Sepultura
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Destroyer II DT-250 (Max Cavalera) and Music Man Silhouette Special (Andreas Kisser)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 (primary for Max Cavalera), Mesa/Boogie Triaxis Preamp + Mesa/Boogie Strategy 500 Poweramp (Andreas Kisser, likely for riff)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991. Gear confirmed for 'Arise' era by Equipboard and period photos/interviews. Riff section likely used bridge humbucker on both guitars. No evidence of pedal distortion, amp gain used for high-gain tone. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackchunky low endarticulate note separationdry, immediate responsemetallic treble edgeminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm shifts typical of thrash metal. Synchronization and stamina are key challenges.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Destroyer II DT-250 (Max Cavalera) and Music Man Silhouette Special (Andreas Kisser)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 (primary for Max Cavalera), Mesa/Boogie Triaxis Preamp + Mesa/Boogie Strategy 500 Poweramp (Andreas Kisser, likely for riff)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990-1991. Gear confirmed for 'Arise' era by Equipboard and period photos/interviews. Riff section likely used bridge humbucker on both guitars. No evidence of pedal distortion, amp gain used for high-gain tone. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackchunky low endarticulate note separationdry, immediate responsemetallic treble edgeminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm shifts typical of thrash metal. Synchronization and stamina are key challenges.