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Riff Tone

Revenga

System Of A Down

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 2000s, as used by Daron Malakian on Mezmerize/Hypnotize sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording, early 2000s era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Revenga' (2004/2005). Daron Malakian is widely documented using a Gibson SG Standard with stock humbuckers and a Marshall JCM800 2203 for the Mezmerize/Hypnotize sessions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of this song. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate pick attackhigh-gain saturationcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight rhythmic precision and rapid power chord shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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