Riff Tone

Coma Black

Marilyn Manson

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by John 5 and Zim Zum during Mechanical Animals era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, Mechanical Animals era; live rigs also used Mesa Triple Rectifier and Peavey 5150, but Dual Rectifier is most cited for this album)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock or 490R/498T, as typical for Les Paul Standard of the era)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1998-1999, Mechanical Animals era. Gear based on album-specific sources and era-correct interviews. No direct evidence for pedals on this song, but heavy amp gain and possible fuzz/distortion pedal layering. No explicit pedalboard photos for 'Coma Black' session.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midschunky and percussivemodern industrial cruncharticulate note separationslightly compressed sustainrazor-sharp high endfocused low endminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive picking to maintain the industrial metal feel, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Jeordie White - Equipboard Marilyn Manson – Mechanical Animals - Gear & Equipment Used on...Any guitar players out there? Looking for help with a Manson tone

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