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Riff Tone

Caught In a Mosh

Anthrax

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson Soloist (custom, early 80s, likely SL1 or similar, with DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1986)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Among the Living' (1986); Scott Ian used his custom Jackson Soloist with a DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup into a Marshall JCM800 2203 head and Marshall 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedals or effects in the riff section; tone is pure amp distortion. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical JCM800 usage for Anthrax at this time.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsrazor-sharp attackhigh-gain saturationdry, no ambiencearticulate note separationfast, staccato riffingclassic thrash metal crunchbridge pickup bite

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight synchronization, typical of 80s thrash metal rhythm guitar.

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