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Raining Blood Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Slayer
Slayer · 1980s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
B.C. Rich Bich (circa 1986, Jeff Hanneman)
Pickups
DiMarzio Super Distortion (DP100) humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1986, Reign in Blood album. No direct evidence of pedals or effects for the clean intro; most sources focus on distorted tones. Clean intro is likely just guitar into amp with low gain. No evidence of chorus, delay, or reverb pedals for clean part.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- clean and haunting
- dry and articulate
- slightly dark
- no audible effects
- tight attack
- no palm muting
- open picking
- minimal sustain
- no reverb tail
- bridge pickup clarity
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source lists clean intro amp settings; values estimated based on typical Marshall JCM800 clean settings and genre/era.
- No evidence of pedals or effects used for the clean intro; all sources focus on distorted tones.
- Pickup choice inferred from typical thrash clean tone clarity and lack of neck pickup warmth.
- Presence and reverb values are estimated for a dry, articulate clean tone.
- If future sources provide explicit settings for the clean intro, update accordingly.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Slayer's 'Raining Blood' features an extremely saturated, tight, and aggressive 80s thrash tone, achieved with high gain, scooped mids, tight bass, and prominent treble and presence. The recording is very dry, with no audible reverb, matching the genre and era's production approach.