Riff Tone

A Lot Like Vegas

Bring Me The Horizon

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s model)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers (studio era, or similar high-output active humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (likely Fulltone OCD or Klon, model unknown for this era)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 (Count Your Blessings era). Guitar and amp inferred from Lee Malia's interviews about early BMTH tones and period-correct gear. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationbright and articulatefocused low-endminimal ambiencedirect, attacking tonemaximum clarity in mixpunchy rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking and tight palm muting in a low tuning, demanding rhythmic precision and stamina, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.

Sources

Amp Settings for Mantra by Bring Me The Horizon (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk Bring me the Horizon - A lot like Vegas - Guitar cover with tabs | lesson A Lot Like Vegas Tab by Bring Me The Horizon “I feel like that song had everything we needed to come back with”: Bring Me The Horizon’s Lee Malia on Shadow Moses, its riff and the secrets behind its tone, and why it was the right anthem at the right time | MusicRadar

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