Riff Tone

Blood Brothers

Papa Roach

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Standard or Studio, as used by Jerry Horton on Infest)

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100

PickupsHumbuckers (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar for late 1990s/early 2000s Les Pauls)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass5.5

mid4

treble7.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Infest album (2000). Guitar and amp confirmed for era and album, but not for live/tour. Settings inferred from similar Papa Roach tracks and genre/era. No direct evidence of pedals or effects for 'Blood Brothers' riff section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and crunchybright and articulatetight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-end bitedry and focusedhigh-gain saturationpunchy low endarticulate attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive alternate picking and tight palm muting for a percussive, nu-metal sound. While not technically advanced, the speed and precision needed for the rhythm make it moderately challenging.

Sources

Amp Settings for Last Resort by Papa Roach (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk Changing guitar tone : r/PapaRoach

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