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Riff Tone
Coma Black
Marilyn Manson
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by John 5 and Zim Zum during Mechanical Animals era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, Mechanical Animals era; live rigs also used Mesa Triple Rectifier and Peavey 5150, but Dual Rectifier is most cited for this album)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999, Mechanical Animals era. Gear based on album-specific sources and era-correct interviews. No direct evidence for pedals on this song, but heavy amp gain and possible fuzz/distortion pedal layering. No explicit pedalboard photos for 'Coma Black' session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midschunky and percussivemodern industrial cruncharticulate note separationslightly compressed sustainrazor-sharp high endfocused low endminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive picking to maintain the industrial metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by John 5 and Zim Zum during Mechanical Animals era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, Mechanical Animals era; live rigs also used Mesa Triple Rectifier and Peavey 5150, but Dual Rectifier is most cited for this album)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999, Mechanical Animals era. Gear based on album-specific sources and era-correct interviews. No direct evidence for pedals on this song, but heavy amp gain and possible fuzz/distortion pedal layering. No explicit pedalboard photos for 'Coma Black' session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midschunky and percussivemodern industrial cruncharticulate note separationslightly compressed sustainrazor-sharp high endfocused low endminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive picking to maintain the industrial metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.