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Riff Tone

Down

311

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS CE24 (early 90s, alder body, maple neck, rosewood board)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (early 90s, rackmount version)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Down' (1995), Tim Mahoney used his PRS CE24 with stock PRS humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for the main riff. No evidence of pedal-based distortion; high-gain comes from the amp. Effects loop not confirmed for this song. All info specific to studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivechunky saturated rhythmarticulate pick attackaggressive modern crunchclear note separation under gainfocused low endslightly scooped midspresent, biting treblecompressed dynamicsno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise alternate picking at a high tempo, with syncopated rhythm patterns and consistent articulation under high-gain settings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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