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Riff Tone
Deer Dance
System Of A Down
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300
AmpMarshall JMP100 (100-watt, one channel stock, one channel modded for extra gain)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000-2001. Guitar and amp confirmed for System of a Down's debut album era. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for the riff section. No evidence of live rig being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate pick attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundfast note decayno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300
AmpMarshall JMP100 (100-watt, one channel stock, one channel modded for extra gain)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000-2001. Guitar and amp confirmed for System of a Down's debut album era. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for the riff section. No evidence of live rig being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate pick attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face soundfast note decayno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.