Riff Tone
(Sic) [Live at the Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, 12/15/2005]
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Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, as used by Andreas Kisser and Dino Cazares in this era/live show)
AmpPeavey 5150 II (highly probable for Dino Cazares, also Marshall JCM800 or JCM2000 for Scott Ian/Andreas Kisser; Peavey 5150 II most likely for main riff tone)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Live performance at Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, December 15, 2005. Multiple guitarists (Dino Cazares, Andreas Kisser, Scott Ian) played, but Dino's rig (ESP/EMG/Peavey 5150 II) is most associated with the heavy, tight riff tone. No direct evidence of pedal use for distortion; high-gain amp tone is standard for this genre and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp claritymodern metal punchminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sounddry, in-your-face attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding precise rhythm and stamina typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, as used by Andreas Kisser and Dino Cazares in this era/live show)
AmpPeavey 5150 II (highly probable for Dino Cazares, also Marshall JCM800 or JCM2000 for Scott Ian/Andreas Kisser; Peavey 5150 II most likely for main riff tone)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Live performance at Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, December 15, 2005. Multiple guitarists (Dino Cazares, Andreas Kisser, Scott Ian) played, but Dino's rig (ESP/EMG/Peavey 5150 II) is most associated with the heavy, tight riff tone. No direct evidence of pedal use for distortion; high-gain amp tone is standard for this genre and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp claritymodern metal punchminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sounddry, in-your-face attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, demanding precise rhythm and stamina typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.