Riff Tone

Pleasures of the Flesh

Exodus

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1984 Yamaha SG-3000

AmpMarshall Silver Jubilee

PickupsYamaha SG-3000 stock humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1987. Rhythm guitar for 'Pleasures of the Flesh' riff section. Gear confirmed by Gary Holt interview for this era; no evidence of pedals or additional effects for rhythm tone.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midscrushing rhythm tonerazor-sharp treblearticulate note separationdense, saturated distortionminimal ambiencefast attackpercussive low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and aggressive palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and complex riff patterns typical of 1980s thrash metal.

Sources

Gary Holt on why Exodus will never be a legacy thrash act | Guitar World Gary Holt: 'Solos Are Always the Thing I Have the Least ...

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