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Riff Tone
Love to Hate
Slayer
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Bich (early 1980s, likely stock pickups for Show No Mercy era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983; Show No Mercy album. Gear confirmed for this album/era by multiple sources, including forum discussions and interviews. No evidence of live rig or later signature models being used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionscooped but present midsrazor-sharp high endchunky rhythmminimal ambiencefocused attackfast alternate picking clarityclassic thrash metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding both right-hand stamina and left-hand precision typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Bich (early 1980s, likely stock pickups for Show No Mercy era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1983; Show No Mercy album. Gear confirmed for this album/era by multiple sources, including forum discussions and interviews. No evidence of live rig or later signature models being used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionscooped but present midsrazor-sharp high endchunky rhythmminimal ambiencefocused attackfast alternate picking clarityclassic thrash metal rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding both right-hand stamina and left-hand precision typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.