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Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (late 1970s/early 1980s, likely with EMG or stock humbuckers)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 Head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1990)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Cause of Death' (1990). No direct evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical Obituary setups. No evidence of effects loop or studio outboard effects on the guitar signal for the riff.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingchunky and saturated distortionarticulate note separationminimal ambiencefocused low endclassic death metal rhythm soundMarshall high-gain saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and control over high-gain tone, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (late 1970s/early 1980s, likely with EMG or stock humbuckers)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 Head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1990)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Cause of Death' (1990). No direct evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical Obituary setups. No evidence of effects loop or studio outboard effects on the guitar signal for the riff.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingchunky and saturated distortionarticulate note separationminimal ambiencefocused low endclassic death metal rhythm soundMarshall high-gain saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and control over high-gain tone, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.