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Riff Tone
Intro: Rattlehead (Live at Wembley, 1990)
Megadeth
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (early 1990s, likely custom shop or USA model, as used by Dave Mustaine live in 1990)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (live, 1990 Wembley performance)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
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Notes
Live rig for Wembley 1990; Dave Mustaine played Jackson King V with bridge humbucker into Marshall JCM800 2203 head and 4x12 cabinet. Settings and pedal use based on live era evidence and tone guides for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemid-scooped EQaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-endpunchy low endclassic thrash snarlclear note separationbrutal distortionbright, aggressive characterstrong pick attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding tight timing and stamina typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (early 1990s, likely custom shop or USA model, as used by Dave Mustaine live in 1990)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (live, 1990 Wembley performance)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live rig for Wembley 1990; Dave Mustaine played Jackson King V with bridge humbucker into Marshall JCM800 2203 head and 4x12 cabinet. Settings and pedal use based on live era evidence and tone guides for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivemid-scooped EQaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-endpunchy low endclassic thrash snarlclear note separationbrutal distortionbright, aggressive characterstrong pick attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding tight timing and stamina typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.