Riff Tone

Back from the Dead

Skillet

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarPaul Reed Smith Custom 24 (likely, based on Skillet's studio gear for Unleashed era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (typical for Skillet's heavy studio tones in 2010s)

PickupsPRS 85/15 humbuckers (stock on Custom 24, high-output, ceramic/Alnico V blend)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzUnknown Fuzz pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2016 (Unleashed album). No direct source confirms exact gear for this track, but PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are widely documented as Skillet's main studio rig for heavy rhythm sections in this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionfocused low endslightly scooped midscrisp attackarticulate rhythmmodern metal claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive picking for a modern metal sound, but the patterns themselves are straightforward and accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

I remixed, remastered, and rerecorded (just the guitars) for ...

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