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Riff Tone
Flying High Again
Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Concorde V (white, custom-made for Randy Rhoads)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead 100-watt head (early 1970s, metal front)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Guitar is the Jackson Concorde V, not the Sandoval V or Les Paul. Amp is a Marshall 1959 Super Lead, boosted with MXR Distortion +. Effects include MXR Flanger and 10-Band EQ. Settings are for the studio rhythm/riff section of 'Flying High Again'.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive bridge pickup attacksaturated but articulate rhythm toneclassic heavy metal crunchpercussive and defined low endsinging sustainslightly scooped midscrisp high endMarshall mid-high crunchMXR Distortion + always on for rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast alternate picking, and precise timing to lock in with the flanger effect, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Concorde V (white, custom-made for Randy Rhoads)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead 100-watt head (early 1970s, metal front)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1981. Guitar is the Jackson Concorde V, not the Sandoval V or Les Paul. Amp is a Marshall 1959 Super Lead, boosted with MXR Distortion +. Effects include MXR Flanger and 10-Band EQ. Settings are for the studio rhythm/riff section of 'Flying High Again'.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive bridge pickup attacksaturated but articulate rhythm toneclassic heavy metal crunchpercussive and defined low endsinging sustainslightly scooped midscrisp high endMarshall mid-high crunchMXR Distortion + always on for rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, fast alternate picking, and precise timing to lock in with the flanger effect, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.