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Riff Tone

No more tears

Unknown Artist

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (late '80s, 6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass8

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Used bridge pickup. Effects chain included Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and Boss CH-1 Super Chorus. Wah and Rotovibe not used for riff section. Stereo setup with two JCM800 heads. Settings from Guitar World and gear forums confirm this was the studio setup.

Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight and percussiveaggressive attacksaturated high-gainarticulate palm-muted chugsclear note definitionstereo width from chorusthick, heavy low endmodern metal rhythmactive pickup clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm with high-gain clarity, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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