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Riff Tone
The Lasting Dose
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Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper (likely custom, as used by Kirk Windstein in studio early 2000s)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid state head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form). Gear confirmed for era and band interviews; pedal and amp details inferred from genre, era, and forum discussions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
crushing wall of soundsludgy, saturated distortiontight, percussive chugsmassive low endcompressed and thickaggressive palm mutingmid-heavy punchminimal clarity, maximum heavinessdry, no ambiencefocused, heavy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is slow and straightforward but demands tight, aggressive palm muting and consistent rhythm for the crushing, percussive sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper (likely custom, as used by Kirk Windstein in studio early 2000s)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid state head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form). Gear confirmed for era and band interviews; pedal and amp details inferred from genre, era, and forum discussions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
crushing wall of soundsludgy, saturated distortiontight, percussive chugsmassive low endcompressed and thickaggressive palm mutingmid-heavy punchminimal clarity, maximum heavinessdry, no ambiencefocused, heavy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is slow and straightforward but demands tight, aggressive palm muting and consistent rhythm for the crushing, percussive sound.