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Solo Tone

Tornado of Souls

Megadeth

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson Kelly KE1 (custom, likely with Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB bridge pickup)
AmpBogner Triple Giant preamp into VHT 2150 power amp (studio, Rust In Peace era)

Amp Settings

gain9
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1990. Friedman used a Jackson Kelly with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge for the 'Tornado of Souls' solo. The amp setup was a Bogner Triple Giant preamp into a VHT 2150 power amp, as confirmed for the Rust In Peace sessions. No evidence of live/touring gear or other amp models for this specific solo.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midssinging sustainarticulate lead toneaggressive pick attackhigh-gain saturationclear note separationcutting trebleminimal ambiencefast legato runs

Difficulty

The 'Tornado of Souls' solo is considered one of the most technically demanding in metal, requiring mastery of sweep picking, fast legato, alternate picking, and advanced phrasing at a very high tempo.

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