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Riff Tone
Desire
Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass8
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Gear confirmed for 'No More Tears' album sessions, which includes 'Desire'. Riff section uses bridge pickup. No wah or Rotovibe for riff; chorus and SD-1 pedals used. Settings from Guitar World are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivebone-crushing crunchaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate pick attackpowerful low endcutting upper midsactive pickup claritystereo chorus shimmermodern metal punch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with heavy palm muting and precise rhythm, demanding good right-hand technique and stamina typical of Zakk Wylde's style.
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Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass8
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Gear confirmed for 'No More Tears' album sessions, which includes 'Desire'. Riff section uses bridge pickup. No wah or Rotovibe for riff; chorus and SD-1 pedals used. Settings from Guitar World are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivebone-crushing crunchaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate pick attackpowerful low endcutting upper midsactive pickup claritystereo chorus shimmermodern metal punch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with heavy palm muting and precise rhythm, demanding good right-hand technique and stamina typical of Zakk Wylde's style.