Riff Tone

Deicide

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarBC Rich Warlock (early 1990s, as used by Brian Hoffman on 'Deicide')

AmpPeavey 5150 (high-gain amp typical for early 1990s Florida death metal, no direct source for exact model but inferred from genre/era and peer bands)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveBoss Boss OD-2 Turbo OverDrive

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1990. No direct studio documentation found; gear inferred from era, genre, and peer band practices. No evidence of live gear or alternate studio setups for this song.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp clarityminimal ambiencebrutal, cutting tonepiercing upper midsfast attackdense, compressed sound

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high tempos, with tight rhythmic precision and stamina typical of early death metal.

Sources

Deicide Members, Gear & Sound Deicide tone : r/metalmusicians Djent/metalcore/deathcore guitar tones : r/NeuralDSP

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