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Riff Tone
Hysteria
Muse
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarManson MB-1
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, 2003)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003, Absolution album. Matt Bellamy used his Manson MB-1 with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge for the main riff. Diezel VH4 amp was used for high-gain rhythm tones. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and saturated high-gain rhythmaggressive and percussive attackarticulate note separationslightly compressed, focused midrangeclear, defined low endcrisp, cutting top endminimal ambience/reverbmodern, processed distortionbridge pickup bite and clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with string skipping and tight muting to maintain clarity at high speed. Stamina is needed to play the repetitive, driving pattern cleanly throughout the song.
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Original Gear
GuitarManson MB-1
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, 2003)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2003, Absolution album. Matt Bellamy used his Manson MB-1 with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge for the main riff. Diezel VH4 amp was used for high-gain rhythm tones. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and saturated high-gain rhythmaggressive and percussive attackarticulate note separationslightly compressed, focused midrangeclear, defined low endcrisp, cutting top endminimal ambience/reverbmodern, processed distortionbridge pickup bite and clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with string skipping and tight muting to maintain clarity at high speed. Stamina is needed to play the repetitive, driving pattern cleanly throughout the song.