Riff Tone
Are You Dead Yet?
Children of Bodom
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi-600 (likely, as used by Alexi Laiho in this era for studio recording)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording, as cited for 'Are You Dead Yet?' era)
PickupsEMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, stock in ESP Alexi-600 at the time)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass7
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Guitar tuned to Drop C (CGCFAD). No evidence of additional pedals in the riff section; distortion from amp. ESP Alexi-600 with EMG HZ H4 pickup into Peavey 5150 head. Settings from forum sources and typical for this genre/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp articulationcrushing low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused and dry
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythmic precision and some string skipping, making it challenging for most players.
Sources
This tone has been researched 15 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi-600 (likely, as used by Alexi Laiho in this era for studio recording)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording, as cited for 'Are You Dead Yet?' era)
PickupsEMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, stock in ESP Alexi-600 at the time)
Amp Settings
gain9.5
bass7
mid3.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 15 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Guitar tuned to Drop C (CGCFAD). No evidence of additional pedals in the riff section; distortion from amp. ESP Alexi-600 with EMG HZ H4 pickup into Peavey 5150 head. Settings from forum sources and typical for this genre/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp articulationcrushing low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused and dry
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight rhythmic precision and some string skipping, making it challenging for most players.
Are You Dead Yet? settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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