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Riff Tone

Sing for Absolution

Muse

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (red, stock pickups)
AmpDiezel VH4

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2003 Absolution album. Matt Bellamy used a red Gibson SG Standard for 'Sing for Absolution' in standard tuning. The Diezel VH4 was his primary amp for Absolution studio sessions. Effects chain includes fuzz and wah, with evidence of delay and reverb. No evidence of Manson guitar for this specific track's riff section.

Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and saturated rhythmambient and lush reverbmodulated, spacey texturemedium gain with claritypronounced attack and sustainslightly scooped midsclear note separationtouch of analog delaynot overly compresseddynamic pick response

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing with delay, dynamic picking for clarity through fuzz, and careful control of modulation effects to maintain note separation and ambience.

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