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Riff Tone
Phobia
Kreator
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (Mille Petrozza Signature or similar, as used on 'Phobia')
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and band history)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear inferred from artist's known use on 'Outcast' era and visual evidence. No direct studio documentation found for exact amp/pedal chain for 'Phobia' riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmodern thrash metalfast attackdry, focused distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and aggressive attack typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson King V (Mille Petrozza Signature or similar, as used on 'Phobia')
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and band history)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997. Gear inferred from artist's known use on 'Outcast' era and visual evidence. No direct studio documentation found for exact amp/pedal chain for 'Phobia' riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmodern thrash metalfast attackdry, focused distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and aggressive attack typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.