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Riff Tone
Don't Burn the Witch
Venom
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (late 1970s/early 1980s, black finish, as used by Jeff 'Mantas' Dunn on 'Black Metal')
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 100W head (early 1980s, as used on 'Black Metal' album)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982; signal chain is guitar into CSL Super Fuzz pedal into Marshall JMP 2203 head, no evidence of additional effects or amp reverb. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical usage for this rig. No evidence of live/touring gear for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(9)
fuzzed-out and grainyraw and aggressivetight palm-muted chugsmid-scooped, biting treblethick, compressed rhythmmetallic edgelo-fi saturationsustained power chordsminimal clarity, maximum aggression
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (late 1970s/early 1980s, black finish, as used by Jeff 'Mantas' Dunn on 'Black Metal')
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 100W head (early 1980s, as used on 'Black Metal' album)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1982; signal chain is guitar into CSL Super Fuzz pedal into Marshall JMP 2203 head, no evidence of additional effects or amp reverb. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical usage for this rig. No evidence of live/touring gear for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(9)
fuzzed-out and grainyraw and aggressivetight palm-muted chugsmid-scooped, biting treblethick, compressed rhythmmetallic edgelo-fi saturationsustained power chordsminimal clarity, maximum aggression
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.