Riff Tone

As I Behold I Despise

Demigod

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL1 or SL2, early 90s Finnish death metal standard)

AmpPeavey 5150 (likely, based on era, genre, and Finnish death metal scene; no direct source for this song, but most probable for 1992 studio recording)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1992. No direct source for exact gear on this track, but Finnish death metal bands of the era (including Demigod peers) commonly used Jackson guitars with EMG pickups and high-gain amps like the Peavey 5150 or Marshall JCM800. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp distortion for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingchunky low endrazor-sharp attackdry and focusedhigh output, saturated distortionarticulate note separationminimal ambienceno audible modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise timing, as well as left-hand accuracy for complex riff shapes typical of early 90s Finnish death metal.

Sources

Favorite Guitar Metal Guitar Tone on an Album? : r/Metal - Reddit Finndeath v. Swedeath : r/Deathmetal - Reddit

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