Riff Tone

À tout le monde (Set Me Free)

Megadeth

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarDean VMNT (Dave Mustaine Signature, likely with Seymour Duncan LiveWire pickups)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers

PickupsSeymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWire active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'United Abominations' (2007). Gear confirmed for album era; no evidence of live digital rigs or Quad Cortex for this studio session. Pickup model inferred from era and artist interviews. No explicit pedalboard evidence for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcrisp low endcutting upper midsminimal ambiencefocused rhythmclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a medium-fast tempo, with precise timing and clean note separation typical of Megadeth's rhythm work.

Sources

United Abominations - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Dave Mustaine's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps

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