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Riff Tone
Fighting the World
Manowar
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Ross the Boss in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1987 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps on this track; all evidence points to classic Les Paul into Marshall stack for riff sections. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackpunchy low endclear note separationBritish amp crunchfocused midsslight top-end sizzleminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and rhythmic precision at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Create Free AccountGuitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Ross the Boss in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1987 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps on this track; all evidence points to classic Les Paul into Marshall stack for riff sections. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackpunchy low endclear note separationBritish amp crunchfocused midsslight top-end sizzleminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and rhythmic precision at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.