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Riff Tone
Plastic Bomb
Poison Idea
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by Tom 'Pig Champion' Roberts in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most likely, as used by Pig Champion in the 'Feel the Darkness' era and typical for heavy punk of the time)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band equipment.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedaggressive and rawtight, percussive attackmid-forward punchwall-of-sound rhythmminimal clarity, focused on powerno modulation or time-based effectsclassic Marshall crunchloud and in-your-faceslightly compressed, no dynamic clean
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstrokes and palm muting, but uses basic power chords and straightforward punk rhythm.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Create Free AccountGuitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by Tom 'Pig Champion' Roberts in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most likely, as used by Pig Champion in the 'Feel the Darkness' era and typical for heavy punk of the time)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band equipment.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedaggressive and rawtight, percussive attackmid-forward punchwall-of-sound rhythmminimal clarity, focused on powerno modulation or time-based effectsclassic Marshall crunchloud and in-your-faceslightly compressed, no dynamic clean
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstrokes and palm muting, but uses basic power chords and straightforward punk rhythm.