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Old 06.08.2010, 06:06 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Albini has always used custom made amps I believe. He also used metal picks and thick strings. Treble all the way up, bass all the way down. Nastiest distortion pedal you have should work. I think there's an interview where Steve talks more in depth about that stuff. You could always put a metal coathanger under your strings and play it.

Yep on all of this. He also used to put random bits of metal on his strings. Good luck finding metal picks in a store though, I've never seen any. I know you can get them online. When I go for that clangy sound I use coins which seems to help.
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