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Riff Tone
Slave
Silverchair
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by Daniel Johns on Freak Show era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (commonly used by Daniel Johns for Freak Show studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997, Freak Show album sessions. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and live photos; no direct studio documentation for 'Slave' riff, but Les Paul + Dual Rectifier is consensus for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated distortionchunky and percussiveaggressive attackthick, compressed rhythmarticulate low endslightly scooped midsraw, in-your-face presenceminimal ambienceno modulation or delaymodern grunge/alt-metal
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise rhythm, and aggressive picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by Daniel Johns on Freak Show era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (commonly used by Daniel Johns for Freak Show studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997, Freak Show album sessions. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and live photos; no direct studio documentation for 'Slave' riff, but Les Paul + Dual Rectifier is consensus for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated distortionchunky and percussiveaggressive attackthick, compressed rhythmarticulate low endslightly scooped midsraw, in-your-face presenceminimal ambienceno modulation or delaymodern grunge/alt-metal
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise rhythm, and aggressive picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.