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Riff Tone

Vermilion

Slipknot

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez MTM1 (Mick Thomson signature, 2004 era)
AmpRivera Knucklehead Reverb 100 (KT88 power tubes, studio recording)

Amp Settings

gain9.5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Vermilion' (2004), heavy riff section. Mick Thomson's main studio rig for this album was the Ibanez MTM1 with EMG pickups into a Rivera Knucklehead Reverb 100 head through Rivera 4x12 cabs. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped but present midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedminimal ambiencearticulate rhythm definition

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms and muting techniques to maintain clarity and prevent unwanted noise in a high-gain setting.

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