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Riff Tone
Monster at the End
Anthrax
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (custom-painted, Scott Ian signature, likely with EMG 81 bridge pickup)
AmpRandall RG100 or Peavey 5150 (studio recording, 2016 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'For All Kings' (2016). Scott Ian is known to use Jackson Soloist guitars with EMG 81 pickups and Randall RG100 or Peavey 5150 amps for heavy rhythm tones. Gear confirmed for riff/chorus sections, not clean parts. Settings and effects are for the heavy riff section only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackdry and punchyminimal ambiencefast, chugging rhythmcompressed and controlledmodern thrash metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent down-picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and aggressive attack typical of modern thrash metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (custom-painted, Scott Ian signature, likely with EMG 81 bridge pickup)
AmpRandall RG100 or Peavey 5150 (studio recording, 2016 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'For All Kings' (2016). Scott Ian is known to use Jackson Soloist guitars with EMG 81 pickups and Randall RG100 or Peavey 5150 amps for heavy rhythm tones. Gear confirmed for riff/chorus sections, not clean parts. Settings and effects are for the heavy riff section only.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackdry and punchyminimal ambiencefast, chugging rhythmcompressed and controlledmodern thrash metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent down-picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and aggressive attack typical of modern thrash metal.