Riff Tone

Necromansy (feat. Eibon)

Bathory - Tribute

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown 1970s/80s budget Strat-style or Les Paul-style guitar (exact model not confirmed for this tribute recording)

AmpSmall 20-watt solid-state or tube practice amp (exact model unknown; original Bathory used a small practice amp, likely solid-state, for early albums)

PickupsLikely stock passive humbuckers or single coils (exact model unknown, but original Bathory used budget pickups typical of early 80s black metal demos)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, tribute version; gear likely chosen to emulate Bathory's original 1984 lo-fi black metal sound. No evidence of high-end amps or boutique pedals. No official rig rundown or studio notes found for this tribute. Settings and gear are estimated based on genre, era, and available forum discussions.

Tone Character(10)

lo-fi and rawfuzzy and gritty distortionscooped midstight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingdry, direct amp soundslightly harsh treblewarm tube-like saturationminimal ambiencecompressed attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of early black metal.

Sources

MetalTabs.com Forum - Celtic Frost / Venom / Bathory -setup Black Metal set up : r/metalguitar - Reddit

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