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Riff Tone
Countdown's Begun
Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely Zakk Wylde signature or similar, with EMG pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Black Rain album). Gear inferred from Zakk Wylde's documented studio rig for this era; no direct source for 'Countdown's Begun' but matches Black Rain sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed low endslightly scooped midsmodern metal claritysubtle chorus shimmercontrolled feedbackfocused, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise picking, and control of string noise in a high-gain, low-tuned metal context, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely Zakk Wylde signature or similar, with EMG pickups)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (Black Rain album). Gear inferred from Zakk Wylde's documented studio rig for this era; no direct source for 'Countdown's Begun' but matches Black Rain sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed low endslightly scooped midsmodern metal claritysubtle chorus shimmercontrolled feedbackfocused, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise picking, and control of string noise in a high-gain, low-tuned metal context, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.