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Riff Tone

Cause of Death

Obituary

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1980s American Standard or similar, humbucker in bridge)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2204

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1990. Rhythm guitar by Trevor Peres. Guitar tone achieved by rolling off all tone on the guitar, using a Pro Co RAT distortion pedal into a Marshall JCM800 2204 head. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the riff section. No evidence of effects loop or amp-based reverb/delay. All sources point to this being the core rhythm tone for the album 'Cause of Death'.

Tone Character(10)
raw and aggressiveheavily distortedthick, visceral soundscooped midstight and percussivedense, oppressive vibechunky rhythmlow-end heavyarticulate riffingpummeling, saturated

Difficulty

The riff section requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise rhythm playing at a moderate tempo, with aggressive picking and stamina to maintain the heavy, saturated tone throughout.

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