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Riff Tone
Pits of Utumno
Morgoth
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 1980s Superstrat-style guitar (likely Ibanez or Jackson, humbucker bridge)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model inferred, typical for 1988 European death metal recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988 demo. No direct evidence of pedals or specific amp model, but genre/era/scene point strongly to Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain British amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackdry and focusedminimal ambiencedense wall-of-soundchunky low endfast, articulate riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding good right-hand technique and stamina typical of late-80s death/thrash metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 1980s Superstrat-style guitar (likely Ibanez or Jackson, humbucker bridge)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model inferred, typical for 1988 European death metal recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988 demo. No direct evidence of pedals or specific amp model, but genre/era/scene point strongly to Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain British amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackdry and focusedminimal ambiencedense wall-of-soundchunky low endfast, articulate riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding good right-hand technique and stamina typical of late-80s death/thrash metal.