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Riff Tone

You've Got Another Thing Coming

Judas Priest

Guitarmetal1980s

Original Gear

GuitarHamer Standard (1982, bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203
PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge humbucker, stock for Hamer Standard of era)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb0.5
presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1982, Screaming for Vengeance album. Riff section tracked with Hamer Standard (KK Downing) and Gibson SG (Glenn Tipton) into Marshall JCM800 2203s, hard-panned. No pedals used for the main riff; direct amp tone. Pickup selector set to bridge. No evidence of effects loop or additional pedals for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivebright and articulateaggressive bridge pickup attackfocused midrange punchminimal bass for claritysaturated but not muddyclassic British metal crunchdry and direct (no reverb)hard-panned double-tracked guitarspunchy and cutting in the mix

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to the need for tight palm muting, precise alternate picking, and maintaining a consistent aggressive attack to match the percussive, articulate tone of the original recording.

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