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Riff Tone
Wait and Bleed
Slipknot
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG560
AmpRocktron Piranha preamp into Mesa Boogie 295 power amp
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for Slipknot's self-titled album (1999); gear confirmed by Equipboard and period interviews. Not to be confused with later live/touring rigs or later albums.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp treblecompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of nu-metal, making it challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 10 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG560
AmpRocktron Piranha preamp into Mesa Boogie 295 power amp
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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This tone has been researched 10 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for Slipknot's self-titled album (1999); gear confirmed by Equipboard and period interviews. Not to be confused with later live/touring rigs or later albums.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp treblecompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of nu-metal, making it challenging for intermediate players.