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Riff Tone
Dead Souls
Nine Inch Nails
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely early 1990s, possibly black finish, as seen in NIN's 1994-1995 era studio/live photos)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model not explicitly confirmed for 'Dead Souls', but consistent with NIN's 1994-1995 studio/live rig and genre/era conventions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for The Crow soundtrack, 1994. Gear inferred from era, typical NIN studio/live setups, and genre. No explicit studio documentation for this song's exact amp/pedal chain found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturatedcompressed and fuzzybrassy and edgytight and percussive attackclear note definition despite heavy gainindustrial wall of soundchunky riffing texturenot muddy, retains clarityslightly scooped midshigh output, modern rock feel
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting and control of high-gain fuzz/distortion for clarity, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely early 1990s, possibly black finish, as seen in NIN's 1994-1995 era studio/live photos)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model not explicitly confirmed for 'Dead Souls', but consistent with NIN's 1994-1995 studio/live rig and genre/era conventions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for The Crow soundtrack, 1994. Gear inferred from era, typical NIN studio/live setups, and genre. No explicit studio documentation for this song's exact amp/pedal chain found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturatedcompressed and fuzzybrassy and edgytight and percussive attackclear note definition despite heavy gainindustrial wall of soundchunky riffing texturenot muddy, retains clarityslightly scooped midshigh output, modern rock feel
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight palm muting and control of high-gain fuzz/distortion for clarity, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.