Riff Tone

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez MTM1 (Mick Thomson signature, Drop B tuning, used for rhythm on 'All Hope Is Gone')

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (used in studio for 'All Hope Is Gone' rhythm/riff section)

PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9.5

bass6

mid4

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveMaxon Maxon OD-820 Overdrive Pro

Notes

Studio recording, 2008. Mick Thomson tracked rhythm guitars for 'All Hope Is Gone' using his Ibanez MTM1 with EMG pickups into a Marshall JCM800 2203, boosted with a Maxon OD-820 Overdrive Pro. Rivera RockCrusher and Rivera Silent Sister ISO cab with Celestion G12K-100 speakers used for studio isolation. Settings are for studio rhythm tone, not live.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp note definitioncrushing heavinessfocused and modernminimal ambiencearticulate pick attacktight low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate and downpicking with precise palm muting and synchronization, typical of modern metal rhythm playing.

Sources

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