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Drop Dead Legs
Van Halen
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1958 Gibson Flying V
AmpMarshall Super Lead (plexi, late 1960s, modded by Jose Arredondo)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass6
gain7
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thick and chewy midrangeclassic brown sound crunchtight palm-muted chugsharmonic-rich sustainaggressive attackwarm, woody characterslightly compresseddynamic pick responsepercussive low endnot ultra-high gain
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand muting, shuffle feel, and dynamic control, with fast chord changes and a tight groove that is challenging to execute cleanly at tempo.
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