Riff Tone

Phobia

Kreator

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson King V (Mille Petrozza Signature or similar, as used on 'Phobia')

AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on era and band history)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7.5

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997. Gear inferred from artist's known use on 'Outcast' era and visual evidence. No direct studio documentation found for exact amp/pedal chain for 'Phobia' riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endcrisp top endmodern thrash metalfast attackdry, focused distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and aggressive attack typical of thrash metal rhythm guitar.

Sources

Miland Petrozza

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