Riff Tone
I Feel the Burning Sun
Crowbar
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSolar V-type (Kirk Windstein signature or similar, tuned to B Standard)
AmpRandall solid-state head (likely Randall RG100ES or Century 200, as used by Kirk Windstein in Crowbar's 1990s/early 2000s studio recordings)
PickupsEMG active humbuckers (likely EMG 81/85 set)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
mid5.5
treble6
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, album 'Equilibrium' (2000). Gear based on Kirk Windstein's known studio rig for this era and visible in rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or studio reverb on the riff.
Tone Character(10)
crushingly heavytight and percussivesaturated low endrazor-sharp attackdry and in-your-faceminimal ambiencedense wall-of-soundaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midsmodern sludge/doom metal
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive downpicking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarSolar V-type (Kirk Windstein signature or similar, tuned to B Standard)
AmpRandall solid-state head (likely Randall RG100ES or Century 200, as used by Kirk Windstein in Crowbar's 1990s/early 2000s studio recordings)
PickupsEMG active humbuckers (likely EMG 81/85 set)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
mid5.5
treble6
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, album 'Equilibrium' (2000). Gear based on Kirk Windstein's known studio rig for this era and visible in rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or studio reverb on the riff.
Tone Character(10)
crushingly heavytight and percussivesaturated low endrazor-sharp attackdry and in-your-faceminimal ambiencedense wall-of-soundaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midsmodern sludge/doom metal
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and aggressive downpicking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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