Riff Tone
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Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely 1970s/1980s Polish or Japanese copy)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204, era-typical for 1980s Polish metal recordings)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock or DiMarzio Super Distortion, era-typical for Polish metal)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1986. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp, but era, genre, and band interviews indicate Gibson SG-style with humbuckers and Marshall JCM800 for riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for rhythm/riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmarticulate note separationcrisp and biting treblepunchy low endfocused midrangeminimal ambiencefast attackclassic 1980s thrash/black metal tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, typical of 1980s thrash/black metal, demanding strong right-hand technique and stamina.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (likely 1970s/1980s Polish or Japanese copy)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204, era-typical for 1980s Polish metal recordings)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock or DiMarzio Super Distortion, era-typical for Polish metal)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1986. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp, but era, genre, and band interviews indicate Gibson SG-style with humbuckers and Marshall JCM800 for riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for rhythm/riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmarticulate note separationcrisp and biting treblepunchy low endfocused midrangeminimal ambiencefast attackclassic 1980s thrash/black metal tone
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, typical of 1980s thrash/black metal, demanding strong right-hand technique and stamina.