Riff Tone
Body Talk
Ratt
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarCharvel Warren DeMartini Signature Snake (original 1980s custom shop snakeskin Charvel, alder body, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single Seymour Duncan humbucker in bridge)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (1980s, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, Celestion speakers)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1986. Gear confirmed for era and album sessions, not live rig. No evidence of pedalboard use for riff section; rack delays used for solos. Riff is dry, high-gain Marshall sound.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated high-gain crunchfocused midrange puncharticulate pick attackslight top-end sizzleminimal ambiencebridge humbucker bitefast, precise rhythm80s LA metal rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight timing and syncopation typical of 80s metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarCharvel Warren DeMartini Signature Snake (original 1980s custom shop snakeskin Charvel, alder body, maple neck, Floyd Rose, single Seymour Duncan humbucker in bridge)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (1980s, likely with Marshall 4x12 cabinet, Celestion speakers)
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1986. Gear confirmed for era and album sessions, not live rig. No evidence of pedalboard use for riff section; rack delays used for solos. Riff is dry, high-gain Marshall sound.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated high-gain crunchfocused midrange puncharticulate pick attackslight top-end sizzleminimal ambiencebridge humbucker bitefast, precise rhythm80s LA metal rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight timing and syncopation typical of 80s metal rhythm guitar.
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