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Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Megadeth
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely bridge humbuckerTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Tight Low End
- Bright Attack
Signal chain
- Guitar: Dave Mustaine Jackson King V
- Pickup: Likely bridge humbucker
- Amp: Marshall JCM800s
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Fast, dry Marshall distortion with enough saturation for sustain but exceptional note separation.
Bass
Tight and moderate.
Mids
Present rather than deeply scooped.
Treble
Bright and biting.
Brightness / presence
High enough for the famous precision and pick attack.
Compression
Moderate, keeping the rhythm parts very articulate.
Effects
The main rhythm is comparatively dry. Mustaine says every amp knob was dimed for his leads, which is lead-specific evidence rather than a rhythm-setting claim.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: tight, dry, aggressive, articulate, upper-mid bite, fast, raw, precise
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Effects
The main rhythm is comparatively dry. Mustaine says every amp knob was dimed for his leads, which is lead-specific evidence rather than a rhythm-setting claim.
Original Gear
Guitar
Dave Mustaine Jackson King V
Amp
Marshall JCM800s were the main studio amps for Rust in Peace
Channel
High-gain Marshall rhythm reference
Mustaine says his lead setup was dimed
Pickup
Likely bridge humbucker
