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Nine Inch Nails
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1990s Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on era and studio gear at Sonic Ranch)
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, Downward Spiral era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1993; gear sourced from Sonic Ranch studio collection. Guitarist did not bring his own guitar/amp; used studio Les Paul and Diezel VH4. No direct evidence of live rig for this song's original recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, grinding, and percussivecompressed and saturatedbrassy, edgy fuzzinessdense, harmonically rich distortionaggressive palm mutingindustrial metal wall of soundmid-gain crunch stacked with fuzzpercussive attackslightly scooped but present midshigh output, focused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and rhythmic accuracy under heavy fuzz/distortion, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
Guitar1990s Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on era and studio gear at Sonic Ranch)
AmpDiezel VH4 (studio recording, Downward Spiral era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1993; gear sourced from Sonic Ranch studio collection. Guitarist did not bring his own guitar/amp; used studio Les Paul and Diezel VH4. No direct evidence of live rig for this song's original recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight, grinding, and percussivecompressed and saturatedbrassy, edgy fuzzinessdense, harmonically rich distortionaggressive palm mutingindustrial metal wall of soundmid-gain crunch stacked with fuzzpercussive attackslightly scooped but present midshigh output, focused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and rhythmic accuracy under heavy fuzz/distortion, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.