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Riff Tone
The Kill (Bury Me)
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on era and genre; no explicit source for this song's studio session)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for the riff, but Les Paul + Marshall is widely documented for this era and band. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and modernaggressive and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugspunchy low endslightly scooped midscrisp treble attackdense, layered rhythm guitarsstudio-polishedcompressed and focusedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to lock with the delay effect, and aggressive, consistent picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on era and genre; no explicit source for this song's studio session)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for the riff, but Les Paul + Marshall is widely documented for this era and band. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and modernaggressive and saturatedarticulate palm-muted chugspunchy low endslightly scooped midscrisp treble attackdense, layered rhythm guitarsstudio-polishedcompressed and focusedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting, precise timing to lock with the delay effect, and aggressive, consistent picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.