Riff Tone

Dopethrone

Electric Wizard

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (early 1970s, black, likely Norlin era)

AmpLaney Supergroup (likely LA100BL or LA50BL, vintage 1970s model)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass8

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Notes

Studio recording, 1999-2000 for the Dopethrone album. Guitar tuned to B Standard. No evidence of live/touring substitutions. Fuzz pedal is a Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz in Fuzz II mode. No evidence of additional pedals or rack effects for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

mid-scooped, aggressive fuzzthick, sludgy low endgrainy, gnarly fuzz texturemassive, wall-of-sound riffingloose, blown-out characterdark, heavy tonalityextreme sustainraw, uncompressed attackcrushing saturationlow tuning heaviness

Difficulty

While technically straightforward, the riff's difficulty comes from the extremely low tuning, heavy fuzz control, and the need for tight, sustained rhythm playing at a slow, crushing tempo.

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Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (early 1970s, black, likely Norlin era)

AmpLaney Supergroup (likely LA100BL or LA50BL, vintage 1970s model)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass8

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Effects & Signal Chain

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Notes

Tone Character(10)

Difficulty

While technically straightforward, the riff's difficulty comes from the extremely low tuning, heavy fuzz control, and the need for tight, sustained rhythm playing at a slow, crushing tempo.

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