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Riff Tone
Open Casket
Death
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Stealth (custom, early 80s, DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup, Kahler tremolo)
AmpMarshall Valvestate 8100
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Guitar and amp confirmed for 'Leprosy' era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for 'Open Casket' riff section. No evidence of additional rack gear or studio effects for rhythm tone.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackarticulate note separationdry, minimal ambiencecrunchy solid-state edgefast picking responsebiting bridge pickup
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns and string skipping typical of technical death metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Stealth (custom, early 80s, DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup, Kahler tremolo)
AmpMarshall Valvestate 8100
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Guitar and amp confirmed for 'Leprosy' era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for 'Open Casket' riff section. No evidence of additional rack gear or studio effects for rhythm tone.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackarticulate note separationdry, minimal ambiencecrunchy solid-state edgefast picking responsebiting bridge pickup
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns and string skipping typical of technical death metal.