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Riff Tone
No more tears
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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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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Riff section uses bridge pickup. Effects chain confirmed for studio session. No wah or Rotovibe used for riff; only SD-1 and CH-1. Stereo amp setup via chorus pedal outputs.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight and percussivehuge low endscooped but present midscutting treble bitestereo chorus widthsaturated overdrivearticulate attackaggressive palm mutinghigh-output, modern metal sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with heavy picking and muting technique. While not technically advanced like the solo, it demands control and stamina for the heavy, percussive metal sound.
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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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This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Riff section uses bridge pickup. Effects chain confirmed for studio session. No wah or Rotovibe used for riff; only SD-1 and CH-1. Stereo amp setup via chorus pedal outputs.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight and percussivehuge low endscooped but present midscutting treble bitestereo chorus widthsaturated overdrivearticulate attackaggressive palm mutinghigh-output, modern metal sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, with heavy picking and muting technique. While not technically advanced like the solo, it demands control and stamina for the heavy, percussive metal sound.