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Riff Tone
Zombie Apocalypse
Accept
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (no direct source for Accept's 'Zombie Apocalypse' studio guitar; likely a Gibson Flying V or similar high-output humbucker guitar typical for Accept in the 2010s)
AmpUnknown (no direct source for amp model on this recording; Accept's Wolf Hoffmann is known for using ENGL amps, especially the ENGL Special Edition E670, in the 2010s studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2021 (from the album 'Too Mean to Die'). No direct studio documentation found for this specific song/section; gear inferred from Accept's known studio rig in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackscooped midsfocused, cutting tonemodern metal grindminimal ambiencetight low endslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and aggressive palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and noise control due to high-gain settings.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (no direct source for Accept's 'Zombie Apocalypse' studio guitar; likely a Gibson Flying V or similar high-output humbucker guitar typical for Accept in the 2010s)
AmpUnknown (no direct source for amp model on this recording; Accept's Wolf Hoffmann is known for using ENGL amps, especially the ENGL Special Edition E670, in the 2010s studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2021 (from the album 'Too Mean to Die'). No direct studio documentation found for this specific song/section; gear inferred from Accept's known studio rig in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackscooped midsfocused, cutting tonemodern metal grindminimal ambiencetight low endslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and aggressive palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and noise control due to high-gain settings.