Riff Tone

He Who Sleeps

Morbid Angel

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez Universe UV7 (7-string, likely used by Trey Azagthoth on 'Gateways to Annihilation')

AmpMarshall JCM900 100 watt head

PickupsDiMarzio Blaze (stock on Ibanez Universe UV7, high-output humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain9.5

bass6

mid5

treble5.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionProCo ProCo RAT

eqRane Rane EQ (likely ME 15 or similar)

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (Gateways to Annihilation album). Gear confirmed for this era and album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationlow-end punchminimal ambiencedry and focusedcontrolled feedbackcrushing rhythm sound

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight alternate picking at medium-fast tempo, and precise muting to maintain clarity with high gain, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

That Morbid Angel sound - Amps Does Morbid Angel play through a dirty amp (Overdrive ...trey´s solo guitar tone : r/morbidangel Morbid Angel - Gateways tones help?

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