Riff Tone
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The Devil Wears Prada
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Solo-6 Custom Electric Guitar
AmpPeavey 6534+ Head into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 Cabinet (Celestion Vintage 30s)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Notes
Studio recording for 'With Roots Above and Branches Below' (2009). Gear confirmed for this album cycle and era. Used for main heavy riff sections. Guitar tuned to drop B. No evidence of Dunable guitars or Bareknuckle pickups on this album; those are from later eras.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate and dynamicheavy, menacing soundcrisp attackscooped but present midshigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritylow-end punchfocused, compressed rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter Solo-6 Custom Electric Guitar
AmpPeavey 6534+ Head into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 Cabinet (Celestion Vintage 30s)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Notes
Studio recording for 'With Roots Above and Branches Below' (2009). Gear confirmed for this album cycle and era. Used for main heavy riff sections. Guitar tuned to drop B. No evidence of Dunable guitars or Bareknuckle pickups on this album; those are from later eras.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivearticulate and dynamicheavy, menacing soundcrisp attackscooped but present midshigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritylow-end punchfocused, compressed rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
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