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Riff Tone

Nothing Is Everything

Death

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarStealth Custom Guitar (BC Rich Stealth, custom built for Chuck Schuldiner)
AmpMarshall Valvestate 8100

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 (Human album sessions, confirmed for 'Nothing Is Everything' era). Chuck Schuldiner used his custom Stealth guitar with a single DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup into a Marshall Valvestate 8100 head. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp model. No direct studio photos or interviews for this specific song, but this setup is consistently cited for the Human album and this track.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationclear note articulation under heavy distortionscooped but present midsrazor-sharp attackarticulate low-end responseminimal ambience or reverbfocused, dry rhythm toneno audible modulation or time-based effectsfast, precise palm muting

Difficulty

The riff section requires advanced right-hand technique for fast, tight palm muting and alternate picking, as well as precise left-hand coordination for complex riff changes and rhythm accuracy.

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