Riff Tone
Blind
Neurosis
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarElectrical Guitar Company custom double cut
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
PickupsAluminum single coil or humbucker (exact model unknown, but EGC guitars typically use custom aluminum pickups)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
mid6
treble6
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionPro Co Pro Co RAT
distortionMXR MXR Distortion+
overdriveFulltone Fulltone OCD
otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth
wahChicago Iron Chicago Iron Parachute Wah
Notes
Studio recording, early/mid 1990s (album: 'Souls at Zero', 1992). Gear confirmed for this era and style by Equipboard and interviews. No explicit pickup selector info for this riff, but EGC custom double cut and JCM800 are documented for this period and style.
Tone Character(10)
dense and atmosphericraw, aggressive edgecrushing intensityheavy, distorted guitar riffsexpansive, layered depthpowerful, overdriven guitar tonesmid-heavy, saturated distortiontight, percussive attackhaunting ambianceslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, heavy picking, dynamic control for atmospheric sections, and managing multiple gain stages and effects for the dense Neurosis sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarElectrical Guitar Company custom double cut
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
PickupsAluminum single coil or humbucker (exact model unknown, but EGC guitars typically use custom aluminum pickups)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
mid6
treble6
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionPro Co Pro Co RAT
distortionMXR MXR Distortion+
overdriveFulltone Fulltone OCD
otherElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth
wahChicago Iron Chicago Iron Parachute Wah
Notes
Studio recording, early/mid 1990s (album: 'Souls at Zero', 1992). Gear confirmed for this era and style by Equipboard and interviews. No explicit pickup selector info for this riff, but EGC custom double cut and JCM800 are documented for this period and style.
Tone Character(10)
dense and atmosphericraw, aggressive edgecrushing intensityheavy, distorted guitar riffsexpansive, layered depthpowerful, overdriven guitar tonesmid-heavy, saturated distortiontight, percussive attackhaunting ambianceslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, heavy picking, dynamic control for atmospheric sections, and managing multiple gain stages and effects for the dense Neurosis sound.