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Overkill
Motörhead
GuitarRiffDistortedmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970s Gibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12 speakers, likely Greenbacks)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass5.5
gain7.5
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biting upper-mid attackraw and saturatedtight and percussiveaggressive pick attackminimal low-end thumpno audible reverb or delayclassic Marshall stack grindfast, palm-muted chuggingbright and cuttingdense wall-of-sound rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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