Riff Tone

Bed of Razors

Children of Bodom

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Custom Shop Alexi Laiho (Jackson RR-style V, alder body, maple neck, ebony fretboard, 24 frets, single bridge pickup)

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, high-gain tube amp, studio recording)

PickupsEMG HZ FH-2 (passive humbucker, bridge position only)

Amp Settings

gain9.5

bass7

mid3.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997-1998 (Something Wild era). Guitar is tuned to Drop C (CGCFAD). No evidence of additional pickups or effects for the main riff. All tone comes from bridge pickup and amp. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; all gain from amp. Settings from forum are for studio/album tone, not live.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackcrushing low endarticulate note separationminimal ambienceclear pick definitiondry, direct sound

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns and minimal margin for error, making it challenging for most guitarists.

Sources

Children of Bodom Amp Settings - forum topic ESP LTD Alexi Laiho Sawtooth SE Electric Guitar

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