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Riff Tone
Descent
Fear Factory
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Universe UV7 (7-string, 1990s model)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (1990s revision, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Obsolete' (1998); Dino Cazares used 7-string Ibanez Universe with DiMarzio Blaze pickups into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the heavy rhythm tracks. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low-endrazor-sharp attackdry, minimal ambiencemodern industrial metalcompressed and focusedcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking on a 7-string guitar, with syncopated rhythms and noise control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Universe UV7 (7-string, 1990s model)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (1990s revision, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Obsolete' (1998); Dino Cazares used 7-string Ibanez Universe with DiMarzio Blaze pickups into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the heavy rhythm tracks. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low-endrazor-sharp attackdry, minimal ambiencemodern industrial metalcompressed and focusedcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking on a 7-string guitar, with syncopated rhythms and noise control, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.