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Riff Tone
Human Target
Six Feet Under
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (likely, as used by Steve Swanson in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band history)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (album: Haunted). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but BC Rich Warlock with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are strongly associated with Steve Swanson and Six Feet Under in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp trebleminimal ambiencefast attackarticulate rhythmmodern death metal tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of death metal, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (likely, as used by Steve Swanson in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band history)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (album: Haunted). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but BC Rich Warlock with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are strongly associated with Steve Swanson and Six Feet Under in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp trebleminimal ambiencefast attackarticulate rhythmmodern death metal tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of death metal, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.