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No More Tears Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (late '80s, 6550 tubes) into Marshall 1960B 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1991. Riff section used bridge pickup, no wah or Rotovibe, stereo setup with Boss CH-1 splitting to two Marshall heads. SD-1 used for additional drive. Chorus pedal always on for stereo width. No amp reverb or delay. Settings from Guitar World studio breakdown.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass8
Gain8.5
Reverb0.5
Treble8
Presence4.5
Effects Chain
- Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive · overdrive
- Boss CH-1 Super Chorus · chorus
Guitar (Les Paul Custom, bridge EMG 81) → Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive → Boss CH-1 Super Chorus (stereo out) → 2x Marshall JCM800 2203 heads → Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinets
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Tone Character
- bone-crushing crunch
- tight and percussive
- full-bodied low end
- cutting upper mids
- saturated, harmonically rich distortion
- articulate pick attack
- aggressive palm muting
- stereo width from chorus
- modern metal edge
- high-output, compressed dynamics