Riff Tone

Out of the Body

Pestilence

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarSquier Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely early 1980s-90s Squier Strat)

AmpGuitar Rig 3 (software amp sim, model unknown)

PickupsStock Squier Stratocaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1989 (album 'Consuming Impulse'). Forum post (Source 1) confirms Squier Stratocaster into Guitar Rig 3 for a recreation, but no direct evidence of the exact amp used on the original recording. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section. No evidence of live rig for this song/era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationsuper crispcrystal cleararticulate attackdry and focusedminimal ambienceslightly scooped EQ

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythm and complex patterns typical of late 80s death metal.

Sources

Pestilence - Out Of The Body - forum topic More Tech Death with “not as muddy” guitars?brutal death metal guitar sound?????? - forum topic

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