Riff Tone
Blue on Black (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert & Brian May)
Five Finger Death Punch
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely Zoltan Bathory's main rhythm guitar for Five Finger Death Punch in this era)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head with Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet (typical for FFDP studio rhythm tracks, no explicit source for this song but consistent with band/era)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2019 release. No explicit confirmation of exact gear for this song's riff, but FFDP's rhythm tones in this era are consistently achieved with ESP Eclipse guitars (EMG pickups) and Peavey 6505+ amps. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
edge-of-breakup crunchfull-bodied rhythm toneslightly saturated but not high-gaintight low endpresent midsarticulate pick attackdynamic response to picking strengthslight southern rock flavorcontrolled sustainnot overly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately tight palm muting and dynamic pick control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely Zoltan Bathory's main rhythm guitar for Five Finger Death Punch in this era)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head with Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet (typical for FFDP studio rhythm tracks, no explicit source for this song but consistent with band/era)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2019 release. No explicit confirmation of exact gear for this song's riff, but FFDP's rhythm tones in this era are consistently achieved with ESP Eclipse guitars (EMG pickups) and Peavey 6505+ amps. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
edge-of-breakup crunchfull-bodied rhythm toneslightly saturated but not high-gaintight low endpresent midsarticulate pick attackdynamic response to picking strengthslight southern rock flavorcontrolled sustainnot overly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately tight palm muting and dynamic pick control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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