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Riff Tone
This Love
Pantera
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 or early 90s, custom finish)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992. Gear confirmed for Vulgar Display of Power sessions. Dimebag's main rhythm tone for 'This Love' riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackhigh-gain saturationchunky low endcrisp treble biteminimal ambiencearticulate note separationdry, in-your-face sound
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight rhythmic precision, and control of high-gain clarity, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 9 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarDean ML (likely 1981 or early 90s, custom finish)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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This tone has been researched 9 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1992. Gear confirmed for Vulgar Display of Power sessions. Dimebag's main rhythm tone for 'This Love' riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingrazor-sharp attackhigh-gain saturationchunky low endcrisp treble biteminimal ambiencearticulate note separationdry, in-your-face sound
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight rhythmic precision, and control of high-gain clarity, making it challenging for most intermediate players.