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Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster with added bass pickup (custom modded for split guitar/bass signal)
AmpMatchless 120 Super Chief head into Marshall cabinets (guitar side); Ampeg bass amp (for bass pickup, not primary for guitar riff tone)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 era (album: 'As Good as Dead'). Guitar signal is split: guitar strings to Matchless/Marshall, bass strings to Ampeg. Focus here is on the distorted guitar riff tone, not the bass split.
Tone Character(10)
huge and thickaggressive and saturatedtight and percussivefull-bodiedcranked British-style overdrivepunchy midrangeslightly scooped lowsminimal ambienceoctave-doubled thicknessloud and in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive power chord playing with palm muting and coordination with the octave effect, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster with added bass pickup (custom modded for split guitar/bass signal)
AmpMatchless 120 Super Chief head into Marshall cabinets (guitar side); Ampeg bass amp (for bass pickup, not primary for guitar riff tone)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996 era (album: 'As Good as Dead'). Guitar signal is split: guitar strings to Matchless/Marshall, bass strings to Ampeg. Focus here is on the distorted guitar riff tone, not the bass split.
Tone Character(10)
huge and thickaggressive and saturatedtight and percussivefull-bodiedcranked British-style overdrivepunchy midrangeslightly scooped lowsminimal ambienceoctave-doubled thicknessloud and in-your-face
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive power chord playing with palm muting and coordination with the octave effect, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.