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Riff Tone
Decadence Dance
EXTREME
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarWashburn N3 (early prototype, maple fretboard, as seen in 'Decadence Dance' video and confirmed by Nuno Bettencourt)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (plexi, likely modded, as used on 'Pornograffitti' album sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Guitar confirmed by Premier Guitar interview; amp inferred from era, genre, and Nuno's known studio rig for 'Pornograffitti'. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate pick attackdry, punchy midrangeminimal ambienceaggressive palm mutingbright and cutting highsdynamic response to pickingsnappy transient responseslightly compressed but not saturatedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique, tight timing, and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, funky articulation characteristic of Nuno's playing.
This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarWashburn N3 (early prototype, maple fretboard, as seen in 'Decadence Dance' video and confirmed by Nuno Bettencourt)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead (plexi, likely modded, as used on 'Pornograffitti' album sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Guitar confirmed by Premier Guitar interview; amp inferred from era, genre, and Nuno's known studio rig for 'Pornograffitti'. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate pick attackdry, punchy midrangeminimal ambienceaggressive palm mutingbright and cutting highsdynamic response to pickingsnappy transient responseslightly compressed but not saturatedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand technique, tight timing, and dynamic control to achieve the percussive, funky articulation characteristic of Nuno's playing.