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Riff Tone
Avoid the Light
Pantera
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 Dean From Hell or similar, with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup)
AmpRandall RG100ES
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Reinventing the Steel album). No direct source confirms clean amp settings for 'Avoid the Light' riff, but all evidence points to the Dean ML with L-500XL into a Randall RG100ES. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassyarticulate and percussiveslightly bright but not harshtight low endclear note separationminimal reverb for spaceno audible modulationdynamic response to pickingno breakup or crunchfocused, modern clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise picking and rhythmic accuracy, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 Dean From Hell or similar, with Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup)
AmpRandall RG100ES
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Reinventing the Steel album). No direct source confirms clean amp settings for 'Avoid the Light' riff, but all evidence points to the Dean ML with L-500XL into a Randall RG100ES. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassyarticulate and percussiveslightly bright but not harshtight low endclear note separationminimal reverb for spaceno audible modulationdynamic response to pickingno breakup or crunchfocused, modern clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires precise picking and rhythmic accuracy, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.