Sad but True guitar tone
KeyE minor (D tuning)
ChordsE5 – G5 drop riff
Main
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ into Marshall
GuitarESP Explorer (EMG 81)
PickupBridge humbucker (active)
GAIN8
BASS6.5
MID4
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE6
REVERB0
SIGNAL CHAIN
- Tube Screamer boostDrive 1 · Level 8Tightener
D standard tuning — the heaviest slow riff in the catalog; leave space.
These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.
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