Riff Tone

Another Life

Motionless In White

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (custom, single volume, no tone knob)

AmpKemper Profiler (profiling a Diezel VH4 and/or Orange Thunderverb 200W)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackout (active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer (exact model unknown, likely TS9 or TS808)

Notes

Studio recording, 2019. Guitarist Ryan Sitkowski tracked main rhythm/riff sections. Guitar is custom ESP LTD EC-1000 with Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackout pickups. Amp is Kemper Profiler using Diezel and/or Orange Thunderverb 200W profiles, with a Tube Screamer in front. No evidence of other pedals for riff section. Settings estimated based on modern metal genre and typical Diezel/Orange profiles. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endclear note separationfocused midrangechunky, defined riffingminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarityactive pickup punch

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with low tuning adding to the technical challenge, but no advanced lead techniques are present.

Sources

Motionless in White guitarist Ryan Sitkowski on his guitar journey Orange Thunderverb 200W - What To Know & Where To Buy

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