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Riff Tone
Prey for Death
Warbringer
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by John Laux in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (most common for Warbringer studio rhythm tones in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (Woe to the Vanquished sessions). No direct source for this song's session, but consistent with band/era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationminimal ambiencemodern thrash attackcrunchy and rawfast responsefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern thrash, with complex rhythm patterns and little margin for error at high tempos.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by John Laux in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (most common for Warbringer studio rhythm tones in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (Woe to the Vanquished sessions). No direct source for this song's session, but consistent with band/era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationminimal ambiencemodern thrash attackcrunchy and rawfast responsefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern thrash, with complex rhythm patterns and little margin for error at high tempos.