Riff Tone

New Born

Muse

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarManson Delorean (custom-built by Hugh Manson for Matt Bellamy)

AmpMarshall DSL100 (Dual Super Lead 100W head, likely with Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet)

PickupsKent Armstrong Motherbucker (bridge, humbucker, coil-split capable)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass4.5

mid7

treble7.5

reverb0.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzZVEX ZVEX Fuzz Factory

flangerUnknown Flanger pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2001. Guitar and amp confirmed for the studio version of 'New Born' riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedsinging sustainbright and cuttingcompressed and harmonically richmetallic, futuristic edgefast attackarticulate note separationslightly scooped low enddynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The riff is technically demanding due to its speed, intricate picking patterns, and need for precise articulation under heavy distortion.

Sources

Muse - Plug in Baby does anyone know how I can get the guitar tone (or similar ... - Reddit

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