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Riff Tone
Maha-Kali (Live)
Dissection
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, black finish, as used by Jon Nödtveidt live)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most commonly used by Dissection live for Reinkaos/Maha-Kali era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, 2004-2006 era, as seen in live videos and confirmed by fan/gear forums. No direct source for pedalboard or amp settings for this specific song/part; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Dissection live rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed dynamicsclear note separationmodern metal claritypunchy low endslightly bright top end
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, demanding both technical precision and endurance typical of melodic death/black metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/2000s, black finish, as used by Jon Nödtveidt live)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most commonly used by Dissection live for Reinkaos/Maha-Kali era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 2004-2006 era, as seen in live videos and confirmed by fan/gear forums. No direct source for pedalboard or amp settings for this specific song/part; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical Dissection live rig.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcompressed dynamicsclear note separationmodern metal claritypunchy low endslightly bright top end
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, demanding both technical precision and endurance typical of melodic death/black metal rhythm guitar.