Riff Tone

Delusions of Saviour

Slayer

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarBC Rich Warlock (Kerry King signature, likely used for recording)

AmpMarshall JCM 800 (studio recording, 2015 era)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Repentless' album (2015). Gear based on typical Slayer studio setup for this era; no direct confirmation for this exact song, but EMG pickups and JCM 800 are strongly evidenced for Slayer's modern recordings.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endrazor-sharp claritydry, focused rhythm soundmodern thrash metal crunchminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting at a moderate-fast tempo, demanding precision and stamina typical of modern thrash metal rhythm playing.

Sources

amp settings for Delusions Of Saviour : r/Slayer - Reddit Show no mercy amp settings : r/Slayer - Reddit

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