Riff Tone

Blessed

Decapitated

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Custom V (likely Eclipse or Viper shape, as used by Vogg in early 2000s Decapitated recordings)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (early 2000s revision, as used by Vogg in studio)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002 (Nihility album). Gear confirmed for era and genre, but no direct source for 'Blessed' session. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; distortion from amp. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack effects for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationchunky low endrazor-sharp high enddry, focused soundminimal ambiencemodern death metal clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm execution at high speed, typical of technical death metal.

Sources

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