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Riff Tone
White Neighbor (remastered 2007)
Eyehategod
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 1970s, as used by Jimmy Bower on EHG recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly cited for Eyehategod's classic studio tones, especially for heavy riffing)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007 remaster of 1993 original. Jimmy Bower is the primary rhythm guitarist. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific track. No evidence of additional amp layering for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated distortiongrainy, raw texturemid-heavy, sludgy soundloose, fuzzy low endpronounced pick attackminimal clarity, maximum filthuncompressed, open feelwall of sound heavinessaggressive, sustained power chordsno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is slow and based on heavy power chords, but the sludgy feel and need for tight, aggressive picking require more control than a basic beginner riff.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 1970s, as used by Jimmy Bower on EHG recordings)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly cited for Eyehategod's classic studio tones, especially for heavy riffing)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2007 remaster of 1993 original. Jimmy Bower is the primary rhythm guitarist. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific track. No evidence of additional amp layering for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated distortiongrainy, raw texturemid-heavy, sludgy soundloose, fuzzy low endpronounced pick attackminimal clarity, maximum filthuncompressed, open feelwall of sound heavinessaggressive, sustained power chordsno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is slow and based on heavy power chords, but the sludgy feel and need for tight, aggressive picking require more control than a basic beginner riff.