Riff Tone

Mechanix

Megadeth

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarB.C. Rich Bich

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge), DiMarzio PAF (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass4.5

mid5

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1985. Gear confirmed for 'Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!' sessions. No evidence of pedals or rack effects on the original studio riff section. Mustaine used the B.C. Rich Bich with DiMarzio pickups and a Marshall JCM800 head for the album. No evidence of active pickups or later signature models for this era.

Tone Character(9)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped low endbright and articulate highsdry and directfast attackminimal ambiencecrisp note separationclassic thrash rhythm crunch

Difficulty

The riff requires high-speed alternate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm, making it challenging for most players and typical of advanced thrash metal technique.

Sources

Dave Mustaine's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps - Equipboard Does anyone know how they got the Killing Is My Business guitar ...

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