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Riff Tone

Crazy Train

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Amp1975-76 Marshall JMP model 1959 Super Lead MKII 100-watt head

Amp Settings

gain0
bass4

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Blizzard of Ozz sessions (1980). Clean sections are rare in 'Crazy Train'; the main riff is played with a slightly overdriven but not fully clean tone. No evidence of a truly clean amp setting or dedicated clean amp for the riff section. All sources confirm the main guitar and amp, with no alternate clean amp or guitar for the riff.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivebright and articulatepunchy attackclear note separationslightly compressedminimal breakup (edge-of-clean)no audible reverb or delayfocused midrangecrisp highscontrolled low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, demanding both right-hand stamina and left-hand accuracy for clean note separation.

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