Riff Tone
A Boy Brushed Red Living In Black and White
Underoath
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special HP (modded, Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup, wired straight to volume)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (1983) with Orange 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (SH-4) bridge humbucker
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Guitar is a modded SG Special HP with only a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, wired directly to the volume knob. Amp is a Marshall JCM800, likely cranked for high-gain rhythm. No evidence of Axe-Fx or digital rigs on the original studio recording; those are for later live setups.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated but articulatefocused low endslightly scooped midscutting high enddynamic pick responsemodern metalcore crunchclear note separation under gainpunchy attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and alternate picking, with precise timing and muting to keep clarity under heavy distortion. While not technically virtuosic, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate technique.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special HP (modded, Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup, wired straight to volume)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (1983) with Orange 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (SH-4) bridge humbucker
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Guitar is a modded SG Special HP with only a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, wired directly to the volume knob. Amp is a Marshall JCM800, likely cranked for high-gain rhythm. No evidence of Axe-Fx or digital rigs on the original studio recording; those are for later live setups.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated but articulatefocused low endslightly scooped midscutting high enddynamic pick responsemodern metalcore crunchclear note separation under gainpunchy attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and alternate picking, with precise timing and muting to keep clarity under heavy distortion. While not technically virtuosic, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate technique.
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