Riff Tone

Slit Your Guts

Cryptopsy

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (with EMG 81 bridge pickup, heavily modified for metal)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2210

PickupsEMG 81 (active humbucker, bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'None So Vile' (1996). Jon Levasseur confirmed Marshall JCM800 era for this album. Guitar is a Stratocaster with EMG 81 in bridge. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this song's rhythm section. No evidence of effects loop or studio reverb on the guitar track.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp note definitiondry and in-your-faceminimal ambiencefast attacktight low endarticulate rhythm clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires extremely fast alternate picking, tight palm muting, and precise string skipping at high speed, making it highly demanding even for advanced players.

Sources

Jon Levasseur, Cryptopsy Guitarist Gear | Equipboard

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