Riff Tone

Architect of Pain

Exodus

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL1 or custom shop, as used by Gary Holt on 'Blood In, Blood Out')

AmpKemper Profiler Rack (used for amp modeling on 'Blood In, Blood Out' sessions)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2014. Gary Holt and Lee Altus both used Kemper Profiler Rack for amp tones on 'Blood In, Blood Out'. Exact amp profile not specified, but likely modeled after high-gain Marshall or Mesa/Boogie amps typical for Exodus. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and beefytight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcrushing low endmodern thrash claritychunky rhythm attackminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a medium-fast tempo, with complex thrash rhythm patterns and precise synchronization, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Kemper Profiler Rack - What To Know & Where To Buy | Equipboard Rank exodus albums : r/thrashmetal - Reddit

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