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Riff Tone
Chop Suey!
System Of A Down
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman (early 2000s, as seen in official music video and cited for Toxicity album era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, Toxicity era; most-cited amp for album and heavy riff sections)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Toxicity album). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song via video and multiple sources. Settings are for the heavy/distorted riff section, not clean parts.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky power chordssharp, cutting top endthick low endminimal ambiencefocused, modern metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and rapid rhythmic changes, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman (early 2000s, as seen in official music video and cited for Toxicity album era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, Toxicity era; most-cited amp for album and heavy riff sections)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 8 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Toxicity album). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and song via video and multiple sources. Settings are for the heavy/distorted riff section, not clean parts.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky power chordssharp, cutting top endthick low endminimal ambiencefocused, modern metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and rapid rhythmic changes, making it challenging for most intermediate players.