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Riff Tone
Nuclear Winter
Sodom
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (likely 1980s model, as used by Frank Blackfire)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203/2204 (50W/100W head, typical for 1980s thrash and used by Sodom in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the main riff. Gear inferred from era, player, and genre. No direct studio documentation found for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp treblechunky rhythmdry and directminimal ambienceclassic 80s thrash attackarticulate pick response
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, typical of 80s thrash, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (likely 1980s model, as used by Frank Blackfire)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203/2204 (50W/100W head, typical for 1980s thrash and used by Sodom in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the main riff. Gear inferred from era, player, and genre. No direct studio documentation found for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp treblechunky rhythmdry and directminimal ambienceclassic 80s thrash attackarticulate pick response
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, typical of 80s thrash, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.