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Riff Tone
My plague slipknot
Unknown Artist
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Ibanez RG or custom Ibanez, as used by Mick Thomson/Jim Root on Iowa album)
AmpUnknown (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150, as used on Iowa album)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Iowa album). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for 'My Plague' riff, but Iowa-era Slipknot used Ibanez guitars with high-output pickups and Mesa/Boogie or Peavey high-gain amps. No evidence for pedals or effects beyond distortion and noise gate for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endchunky rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and drymodern metal clarityno audible time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and tight palm muting in a low tuning, demanding good right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Ibanez RG or custom Ibanez, as used by Mick Thomson/Jim Root on Iowa album)
AmpUnknown (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150, as used on Iowa album)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Iowa album). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for 'My Plague' riff, but Iowa-era Slipknot used Ibanez guitars with high-output pickups and Mesa/Boogie or Peavey high-gain amps. No evidence for pedals or effects beyond distortion and noise gate for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endchunky rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and drymodern metal clarityno audible time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and tight palm muting in a low tuning, demanding good right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy.