Riff Tone
Chopped In Half
Obituary
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (late 1980s/early 1990s, likely USA model)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker, likely stock or swapped in)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Gear inferred from Obituary interviews, period photos, and genre consensus for 'Cause of Death' era. No evidence of pedal use for distortion; amp distortion is primary. No evidence of live rig differences for this song/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsbuzzsaw-like saturated distortionthick, crushing low endrazor-sharp attackminimal reverb (dry)aggressive palm mutingsolid-state clarity under high gainraw, unprocessed studio soundheavy, sustained power chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm but is not technically complex; the main challenge is maintaining the aggressive, percussive attack and clarity at high gain.
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Original Gear
GuitarBC Rich Warlock (late 1980s/early 1990s, likely USA model)
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker, likely stock or swapped in)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Gear inferred from Obituary interviews, period photos, and genre consensus for 'Cause of Death' era. No evidence of pedal use for distortion; amp distortion is primary. No evidence of live rig differences for this song/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsbuzzsaw-like saturated distortionthick, crushing low endrazor-sharp attackminimal reverb (dry)aggressive palm mutingsolid-state clarity under high gainraw, unprocessed studio soundheavy, sustained power chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and precise rhythm but is not technically complex; the main challenge is maintaining the aggressive, percussive attack and clarity at high gain.
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