Riff Tone
Lost In Hollywood
System Of A Down
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson SG
AmpMarshall JMP100 (100-watt, one channel stock, one channel modded for extra gain)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Mezmerize album (2004-2005). Daron Malakian is quoted as wanting the strings to be clearly heard, with minimal effects and a very basic rig. No evidence of pedal use for the clean riff section; amp was room-miked. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulatewarm and smoothslightly compressedstring definition emphasizedgentle attackminimal breakupopen and airymildly scooped midsnot harsh or brittlenatural room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with careful dynamics and chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson SG
AmpMarshall JMP100 (100-watt, one channel stock, one channel modded for extra gain)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, Mezmerize album (2004-2005). Daron Malakian is quoted as wanting the strings to be clearly heard, with minimal effects and a very basic rig. No evidence of pedal use for the clean riff section; amp was room-miked. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulatewarm and smoothslightly compressedstring definition emphasizedgentle attackminimal breakupopen and airymildly scooped midsnot harsh or brittlenatural room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with careful dynamics and chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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