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Riff Tone
No More Tears (Live)
Ozzy Osbourne
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass8
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Notes
Live performance rig for 'No More Tears' riff section, early 1990s. Used bridge pickup, volume and tone maxed. Effects and amp settings confirmed for live and studio use; live rig closely mirrors studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight palm-muted chugsaggressive bridge pickup attackscooped but present midssinging sustainrazor-sharp treble bitedense, saturated distortionclear note separation under heavy gainpercussive rhythm articulationmetallic, modern edge
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and accurate pinch harmonics at tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass8
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance rig for 'No More Tears' riff section, early 1990s. Used bridge pickup, volume and tone maxed. Effects and amp settings confirmed for live and studio use; live rig closely mirrors studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight palm-muted chugsaggressive bridge pickup attackscooped but present midssinging sustainrazor-sharp treble bitedense, saturated distortionclear note separation under heavy gainpercussive rhythm articulationmetallic, modern edge
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and accurate pinch harmonics at tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.