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Riff Tone
Massacre of the Unborn (BTU 1990 Demo)
Opprobrium
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely early 90s, as used by Francis M. Howard in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (most common for death/thrash metal in early 90s, and used by Incubus/Opprobrium in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 demo session. No direct evidence of pedals or effects from sources; gear inferred from genre, era, and band history. No evidence of live gear being different for the demo. No evidence of additional effects or rack gear in the riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutingcrisp and biting high endfocused low enddry, minimal ambiencearticulate under high gainfast attack responseclassic early 90s death/thrash metal rhythm tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, demanding tight synchronization and stamina typical of early 90s death/thrash metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely early 90s, as used by Francis M. Howard in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (most common for death/thrash metal in early 90s, and used by Incubus/Opprobrium in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 demo session. No direct evidence of pedals or effects from sources; gear inferred from genre, era, and band history. No evidence of live gear being different for the demo. No evidence of additional effects or rack gear in the riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutingcrisp and biting high endfocused low enddry, minimal ambiencearticulate under high gainfast attack responseclassic early 90s death/thrash metal rhythm tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, demanding tight synchronization and stamina typical of early 90s death/thrash metal.