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Riff Tone
Love You to Death
Type O Negative
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone SG (likely Gothic or custom, as used by Kenny Hickey on October Rust)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (October Rust album). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
dark and saturatedlush chorus shimmerthick low endtight palm-muted chugsscooped but present midscrushing wall of soundsustained power chordsgothic, atmospheric texturemetallic edgeclear note separation despite heavy gain
Difficulty
While the riff is slow and based on power chords, the tone requires tight palm muting, control of noise with high gain, and precise timing to match the chorus modulation, making it moderately challenging for less experienced players.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone SG (likely Gothic or custom, as used by Kenny Hickey on October Rust)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (October Rust album). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
dark and saturatedlush chorus shimmerthick low endtight palm-muted chugsscooped but present midscrushing wall of soundsustained power chordsgothic, atmospheric texturemetallic edgeclear note separation despite heavy gain
Difficulty
While the riff is slow and based on power chords, the tone requires tight palm muting, control of noise with high gain, and precise timing to match the chorus modulation, making it moderately challenging for less experienced players.