Riff Tone

Hot Dog

Limp Bizkit

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGorodnitski custom 4-string Cremona electric guitar

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsCustom humbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveFulltone Fulltone OCD

delayBoss Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water). Guitar confirmed via Ultimate Guitar feature on album session guitars. Amp confirmed as main studio amp for era via multiple sources. No evidence of live-only gear in studio. No evidence of alternate amp for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midschunky and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate low endmodern nu-metal grindslightly compressedminimal ambiencefocused and dryclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm control, with moderate technical demand due to syncopation and muting technique.

Sources

Weird Guitars Used on Limp Bizkit's 'Chocolate Starfish ...In-Depth Analysis of Guitars, Amps, and Effects Used by ...Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade

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