Riff Tone

Redneck Stomp

Obituary

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (with humbucker in bridge position, heavily modded, as used by Trevor Peres)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203

PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive, possibly DiMarzio or Seymour Duncan, as typical for Peres in this era)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionProCo ProCo RAT (likely Rat 2 or Lil' Rat, always on)

Notes

Studio recording, 2005 (Frozen in Time album). Rhythm section by Trevor Peres. Guitar tone achieved by rolling all the tone off the guitar, running into a ProCo RAT distortion pedal, then into a Marshall JCM800. No evidence of additional effects or amp reverb. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp model. No evidence of live rig or other amps used for the studio rhythm track.

Tone Character(10)

chunky and grave-soddencaveman crunchtight and percussivehigh-gain saturationscooped and dark (due to tone rolled off)dirgey driveunwaveringly thick rhythmmid-heavy but not fizzyno ambience or reverbraw, aggressive attack

Difficulty

The riff is easy to play due to its repetitive, straightforward structure and lack of advanced techniques, but requires tight timing and a heavy, consistent picking hand to achieve the signature groove.