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Riff Tone

Bark at the Moon

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarCharvel Jake E. Lee Signature (customized, white, hardtail, single humbucker in bridge, single-coil in neck, middle pickup dummy/disconnected)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (Jose-modded, 100W head, used in studio recording)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1983. Jake E. Lee used his custom Charvel with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Jose-modded Marshall JCM800 2203 for the 'Bark at the Moon' album. The Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive was used as a boost into the amp. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects on the main riff section. Pickup selector set to bridge. Settings estimated based on typical 1980s metal Marshall tones and lack of explicit knob data.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingcrunchy and saturatedarticulate pick attackscooped but present midsbright and bitingminimal ambiencefast, staccato riffingclassic 80s metal rhythmhigh output, cutting tone

Difficulty

The main riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand precise timing and control.

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