Riff Tone

Pull the Plug

Death

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarB.C. Rich Stealth (1980s USA model, likely with DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup)

AmpRandall RG100ES solid state head

PickupsDiMarzio X2N (bridge humbucker), stock neck humbucker

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1988; gear inferred from interviews and era-correct photos; no direct source for clean section gear, but Chuck Schuldiner used the Stealth and Randall RG100ES for 'Leprosy' album sessions.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and cleanslightly scooped midsbright but not harshquick note decayminimal sustainclear single-note definitionno audible breakuppercussive attacksubtle room ambienceno modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The clean intro riff is straightforward but requires precise picking and clean articulation; no advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

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