Riff Tone

Destructive Infinity

Bolt Thrower

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarB.C. Rich Warlock Widow

AmpMarshall JCM 800

PickupsB.C. Rich stock humbuckers (likely high-output passive humbuckers, exact model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Gear inferred from Equipboard and genre/era context. No evidence of pedal use for rhythm/riff section; amp distortion is primary. No evidence of live rig differences for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated and thickaggressive palm mutingmid-scooped but not hollowcrushing low endarticulate attackraw and powerfuldense wall of soundminimal ambiencefocused, punchy rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting, tight rhythm control, and aggressive picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

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