Riff Tone
Death by Proxy
Thorns
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solid body electric (likely Gibson Les Paul or similar, based on genre/era, but not confirmed)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar, but not confirmed)
PickupsLikely humbuckers (exact model unknown, but typical for Norwegian black/industrial metal of this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
No direct sources specify the exact guitar, pickups, or amp used for the studio recording of 'Death by Proxy' by Thorns. All gear is estimated based on genre, era, and typical Norwegian black/industrial metal setups. Studio recording, released 2001.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcrushing riff soundindustrial/black metal edgeclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused, dry attackslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy typical of advanced metal rhythm playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solid body electric (likely Gibson Les Paul or similar, based on genre/era, but not confirmed)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar, but not confirmed)
PickupsLikely humbuckers (exact model unknown, but typical for Norwegian black/industrial metal of this era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
No direct sources specify the exact guitar, pickups, or amp used for the studio recording of 'Death by Proxy' by Thorns. All gear is estimated based on genre, era, and typical Norwegian black/industrial metal setups. Studio recording, released 2001.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcrushing riff soundindustrial/black metal edgeclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused, dry attackslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic accuracy typical of advanced metal rhythm playing.