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Riff Tone

Assassin

Muse

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarManson MB-1

AmpDiezel VH4

PickupsSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (bridge), custom Manson single coil (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 (Black Holes and Revelations). Matt Bellamy is known to use the Manson MB-1 with a Hot Rails bridge pickup for heavy riff sections. The Diezel VH4 was the primary amp for high-gain tones on this album. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate note separationmodern metal clarityfocused low endcutting upper midscompressed attackminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face mix

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding advanced right-hand technique and rhythmic precision.

Sources

Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar Name a Muse Song and I'll tell you how to get the guitar tone. - Reddit

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

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Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarManson MB-1

AmpDiezel VH4

PickupsSeymour Duncan Hot Rails (bridge), custom Manson single coil (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar Name a Muse Song and I'll tell you how to get the guitar tone. - Reddit

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 (Black Holes and Revelations). Matt Bellamy is known to use the Manson MB-1 with a Hot Rails bridge pickup for heavy riff sections. The Diezel VH4 was the primary amp for high-gain tones on this album. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate note separationmodern metal clarityfocused low endcutting upper midscompressed attackminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face mix

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding advanced right-hand technique and rhythmic precision.

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