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Riff Tone
The Sleep
Pantera
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1980s/early 1990s, Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, stock neck pickup)
AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (recorded for 'Cowboys from Hell'). Dimebag used the Randall RG-100ES for clean and distorted tones on this album. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the clean section of 'The Sleep'.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and clearbell-like highstight low endslightly scooped midsminimal reverbarticulate note separationno audible distortionbright and presentdynamic response to pickingunprocessed, studio clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires careful picking and muting to maintain clarity and evenness, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1980s/early 1990s, Bill Lawrence L-500XL bridge pickup, stock neck pickup)
AmpRandall RG-100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (recorded for 'Cowboys from Hell'). Dimebag used the Randall RG-100ES for clean and distorted tones on this album. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the clean section of 'The Sleep'.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and clearbell-like highstight low endslightly scooped midsminimal reverbarticulate note separationno audible distortionbright and presentdynamic response to pickingunprocessed, studio clean
Difficulty
The clean riff requires careful picking and muting to maintain clarity and evenness, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.