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Riff Tone
Discipline
Nine Inch Nails
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on studio gear for era and tone type)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Year of 'The Slip' album). Guitar Chalk and other sources suggest Les Paul and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for NIN riff tones of this era. No direct confirmation for 'Discipline' but matches era and tone. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive, saturated distortioncompressed attackmid-scooped, modern industrialslightly processed, synthetic edgesubtle chorus shimmershort, slapback delay for widththick, wall-of-sound riff texturearticulate low endcutting high end without harshness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise timing to maintain clarity and punch with high-gain, processed tones. Moderate technical challenge but not advanced.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on studio gear for era and tone type)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Year of 'The Slip' album). Guitar Chalk and other sources suggest Les Paul and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for NIN riff tones of this era. No direct confirmation for 'Discipline' but matches era and tone. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive, saturated distortioncompressed attackmid-scooped, modern industrialslightly processed, synthetic edgesubtle chorus shimmershort, slapback delay for widththick, wall-of-sound riff texturearticulate low endcutting high end without harshness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise timing to maintain clarity and punch with high-gain, processed tones. Moderate technical challenge but not advanced.