Riff Tone

Hellraiser

Ozzy Osbourne

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7

bass8

mid5

treble8

reverb0.5

presence4.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveBoss Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

chorusBoss Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

Notes

Studio recording, 1991 (No More Tears album). For the riff section, Zakk Wylde used the bridge pickup, with volume and tone on 10. The Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive and Boss CH-1 Super Chorus pedals were used, with the chorus pedal splitting the signal to two Marshall heads. Wah and Rotovibe were not used for this song's rhythm section.

Tone Character(10)

bone-crushing crunchtight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated but articulatehigh-output active pickup bitestereo width from chorusthick, heavy low endrazor-sharp attackmodern metal clarityno audible reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a medium tempo, with precise timing and heavy pick attack for clarity and punch.

Sources

Zakk Wylde's guitar tone on Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears

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