Riff Tone
Flag of Fate
Witchcraft
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 1970s or reissue, as used by Witchcraft on early albums)
AmpOrange OR120 head into Orange PPC412 cabinet
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely Alnico V or similar PAF-style)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass7
mid7
treble6
reverb0.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (self-titled debut album). No evidence of Magnus using pedals for the riff section; Orange amp and SG are confirmed for this era. No evidence of Magnus using vintage pedals or effects for rhythm/riff sections on this track.
Tone Character(10)
raw vintage crunchmid-heavy classic rock toneorganic, uncompressed distortiontight, percussive attackwarm, thick rhythm soundslight natural amp breakupBritish-voiced amp characterdynamic response to pickingno audible reverb or delayno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills, consistent palm muting, and dynamic picking to achieve the vintage crunch, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely early 1970s or reissue, as used by Witchcraft on early albums)
AmpOrange OR120 head into Orange PPC412 cabinet
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely Alnico V or similar PAF-style)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass7
mid7
treble6
reverb0.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (self-titled debut album). No evidence of Magnus using pedals for the riff section; Orange amp and SG are confirmed for this era. No evidence of Magnus using vintage pedals or effects for rhythm/riff sections on this track.
Tone Character(10)
raw vintage crunchmid-heavy classic rock toneorganic, uncompressed distortiontight, percussive attackwarm, thick rhythm soundslight natural amp breakupBritish-voiced amp characterdynamic response to pickingno audible reverb or delayno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills, consistent palm muting, and dynamic picking to achieve the vintage crunch, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.