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Riff Tone
Counting Daze
Crowbar
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEstimated: Gibson Les Paul Standard (early 90s, likely tuned down for sludge/doom metal)
AmpEstimated: Peavey 5150 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Crowbar's 1990s recordings, no direct source for this song)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (from the album 'Odd Fellows Rest'). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Counting Daze' riff, but Crowbar's signature sound in this era is widely associated with Les Pauls and high-gain tube amps. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp gain for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussivemassive low endscooped midsaggressive palm mutingraw and unpolishedcrushing heavinessdry, no ambiencelow-tuned chugminimal articulation
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires tight palm muting, precise rhythm, and control of heavy, down-tuned strings for the signature Crowbar sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarEstimated: Gibson Les Paul Standard (early 90s, likely tuned down for sludge/doom metal)
AmpEstimated: Peavey 5150 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Crowbar's 1990s recordings, no direct source for this song)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998 (from the album 'Odd Fellows Rest'). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Counting Daze' riff, but Crowbar's signature sound in this era is widely associated with Les Pauls and high-gain tube amps. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp gain for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussivemassive low endscooped midsaggressive palm mutingraw and unpolishedcrushing heavinessdry, no ambiencelow-tuned chugminimal articulation
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires tight palm muting, precise rhythm, and control of heavy, down-tuned strings for the signature Crowbar sound.