Riff Tone

13

Megadeth

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarDean VMNT Dave Mustaine Signature

AmpMarshall JVM410H into Marshall 1960BV 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s

PickupsSeymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWire active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for '13' (2011). Mustaine used his signature Dean VMNT with Seymour Duncan LiveWire pickups. Amp is Marshall JVM410H into Marshall 1960BV cab. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; signal is typically straight into amp for rhythm. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and era. No evidence of effects loop or time-based/modulation effects on riff.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackfocused low endscooped but present midsminimal ambiencedry, in-your-facemodern thrash claritycrisp, defined rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with precise rhythm and stamina, but does not reach the complexity of Megadeth's most technical material.

Sources

Dave Mustaine's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson - Premier Guitar Can I get help on getting, the tone I'm looking for?(Megadeth) - Reddit

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