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Riff Tone
Shimmy
System Of A Down
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Toxicity album (2001). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and known studio setups for Daron Malakian. No direct source confirms exact pedal use for 'Shimmy' riff; no evidence of additional effects beyond amp distortion.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate note separationdry, in-your-face soundmodern metal saturationminimal ambiencefast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding precision and stamina, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Toxicity album (2001). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and known studio setups for Daron Malakian. No direct source confirms exact pedal use for 'Shimmy' riff; no evidence of additional effects beyond amp distortion.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate note separationdry, in-your-face soundmodern metal saturationminimal ambiencefast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding precision and stamina, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.