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Riff Tone
Astro Zombies
The Misfits
Guitarpunk1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1970s, likely black finish, as used by Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein on 'Walk Among Us')
AmpAcoustic 150 Bass Amp Head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (as per era and band interviews, see forum discussion on bass amp use)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Walk Among Us sessions). Misfits were known to use bass amps for guitar in this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate studio setup for this song.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedfuzzy and rawcompressed wall of soundaggressive attackloose low endmidrange punchslightly scooped highsvintage punk 'chainsaw' textureno audible modulation or delayhigh output, noisy
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires stamina for downstroke picking and tight power chord changes, but uses straightforward punk techniques without advanced technical demands.
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Create Free AccountGuitarpunk1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1970s, likely black finish, as used by Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein on 'Walk Among Us')
AmpAcoustic 150 Bass Amp Head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (as per era and band interviews, see forum discussion on bass amp use)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass7.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Walk Among Us sessions). Misfits were known to use bass amps for guitar in this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate studio setup for this song.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedfuzzy and rawcompressed wall of soundaggressive attackloose low endmidrange punchslightly scooped highsvintage punk 'chainsaw' textureno audible modulation or delayhigh output, noisy
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires stamina for downstroke picking and tight power chord changes, but uses straightforward punk techniques without advanced technical demands.