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Riff Tone
Mouth for War
Pantera
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 model, used by Dimebag Darrell on Vulgar Display of Power)
AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992 for Vulgar Display of Power. Dimebag's main rhythm tone for 'Mouth for War' riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackarticulate harmonicsdry, minimal reverbcrushing low endcutting treble bitefast note definition
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with precise palm muting and syncopated rhythms, as well as control of harmonics and noise at high gain, making it challenging for most players.
This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 model, used by Dimebag Darrell on Vulgar Display of Power)
AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1991-1992 for Vulgar Display of Power. Dimebag's main rhythm tone for 'Mouth for War' riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackarticulate harmonicsdry, minimal reverbcrushing low endcutting treble bitefast note definition
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with precise palm muting and syncopated rhythms, as well as control of harmonics and noise at high gain, making it challenging for most players.