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Riff Tone
Embodiment
Carcass
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by Bill Steer on 'Heartwork')
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, as used on 'Heartwork' studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993. Gear based on known 'Heartwork' session info and period interviews; no direct source in search results, but this is the widely documented setup for Carcass on this album. No evidence of pedal use for main riff tone; distortion from amp.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationchunky low endrazor-sharp attackminimal ambiencemodern metal clarityfocused power chord definition
Difficulty
The main riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of technical death metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by Bill Steer on 'Heartwork')
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, as used on 'Heartwork' studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993. Gear based on known 'Heartwork' session info and period interviews; no direct source in search results, but this is the widely documented setup for Carcass on this album. No evidence of pedal use for main riff tone; distortion from amp.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationchunky low endrazor-sharp attackminimal ambiencemodern metal clarityfocused power chord definition
Difficulty
The main riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of technical death metal.