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Riff Tone
Raining Blood
Slayer
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Bich (circa 1986, as seen in live footage and consistent with studio era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1986. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; signal is guitar straight into amp. Settings are for studio, not live. Pickup and amp confirmed by multiple sources for this album/session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiverazor-sharp articulationaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationscooped but present midsdry and immediateno ambience or reverbfast attackslightly compressed from amp gainfocused low end
Difficulty
The main riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, making it challenging for most players.
This tone has been researched 34 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Bich (circa 1986, as seen in live footage and consistent with studio era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5
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This tone has been researched 34 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1986. No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; signal is guitar straight into amp. Settings are for studio, not live. Pickup and amp confirmed by multiple sources for this album/session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiverazor-sharp articulationaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationscooped but present midsdry and immediateno ambience or reverbfast attackslightly compressed from amp gainfocused low end
Difficulty
The main riff requires fast, consistent alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, making it challenging for most players.