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Riff Tone
Down With the Sickness (Neal Avron Mix)
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Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, used by Dan Donegan on The Sickness album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, The Sickness era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear confirmed for The Sickness album, not live/tour rig. Neal Avron Mix is a remix of the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and compressedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting at a moderate tempo with precise rhythmic accuracy and muting technique to maintain clarity and percussiveness.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, used by Dan Donegan on The Sickness album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, The Sickness era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear confirmed for The Sickness album, not live/tour rig. Neal Avron Mix is a remix of the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and compressedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting at a moderate tempo with precise rhythmic accuracy and muting technique to maintain clarity and percussiveness.