Riff Tone

Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty

Crowbar

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarCharvel San Dimas Pro-Mod Style 1 HH FR MF

AmpRandall RG100ES Solid State Head

PickupsSeymour Duncan humbuckers (likely JB/59 set, as typical for Charvel San Dimas of this era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass8

mid5

treble5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionBoss Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

Notes

Studio recording, 2001. Gear based on era-appropriate interviews and forum consensus for Crowbar's self-titled and Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

crushingly heavytight and percussivescooped midsmassive low endrazor-sharp attackdense and saturatedminimal ambiencesolid-state punchaggressive palm mutingwall-of-sound rhythm

Difficulty

The riff is slow and based on heavy, percussive palm muting, but requires tight timing and stamina for consistent downpicking and maintaining the crushing groove.

Sources

Crowbar : r/guitarpedals - Reddit How to make tone like a Crowbar? : r/guitarpedals - Reddit I'm trying to recreate crowbars tone from their self titled album - Reddit Crowbar – Crowbar - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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