Riff Tone

Beautiful

Creed

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Tremonti (Mark Tremonti Signature, likely 1999-2000 spec, mahogany body, maple top, rosewood board)

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio recording amp for 'Beautiful')

PickupsPRS Tremonti Treble (bridge) humbucker

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, year 1999 (for 'Human Clay' album). Mark Tremonti used his PRS Tremonti signature guitar with the bridge humbucker into a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for the main heavy riff sections. No evidence of live or alternate amp for the studio recording. No evidence of additional guitars layered for the main riff.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midrangechunky and saturatedaggressive pick attackarticulate low endmodern high-gain claritycompressed and focusedslight room ambiencebridge humbucker punchminimal reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting technique, tight timing, and aggressive picking to maintain the percussive, high-gain sound. While not technically advanced, the precision and stamina needed for the riff push it into intermediate territory.

Sources

Rig Rundown - Creed's Mark Tremonti - Premier Guitar Surely not even Creed fans want to sound like ...

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