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Riff Tone
Dusted (Demo)
Sepultura
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Explorer (Max Cavalera's main guitar during Roots/Blood-Rooted era, likely used on demo)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable based on era, genre, and band history)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 demo session for 'Roots' era, as released on 'Blood-Rooted'. No direct source confirms exact gear for this demo, but all evidence and band history point to ESP Explorer with EMG 81 into Marshall JCM800. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
extremely saturated distortiontight and percussivescooped midschunky low endabrasive, cutting attackraw and unpolishedaggressive palm mutingslightly roomy/reverberantdense, wall-of-sound rhythmminimal clarity, maximum heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings, making it intermediate for experienced metal rhythm players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Explorer (Max Cavalera's main guitar during Roots/Blood-Rooted era, likely used on demo)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable based on era, genre, and band history)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 demo session for 'Roots' era, as released on 'Blood-Rooted'. No direct source confirms exact gear for this demo, but all evidence and band history point to ESP Explorer with EMG 81 into Marshall JCM800. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
extremely saturated distortiontight and percussivescooped midschunky low endabrasive, cutting attackraw and unpolishedaggressive palm mutingslightly roomy/reverberantdense, wall-of-sound rhythmminimal clarity, maximum heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings, making it intermediate for experienced metal rhythm players.