Riff Tone
Bottom Feeder (Live at Wacken, Germany, 2019)
Parkway Drive
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (Peavey 6505 profile, GGD All The Gains plugin)
PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 85-7 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Live performance at Wacken 2019. Both Jeff Ling and Luke Kilpatrick used Kemper Profilers loaded with Peavey 6505 profiles and GGD All The Gains plugin for heavy rhythm tones. No evidence of guitar changes or additional pedals for the riff section. Year: 2019, live context.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate attackcrushing low endclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern metalcore rhythmminimal ambiencefocused midrange punchfast transient response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical of modern metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and accuracy needed for the chugging patterns and synchronization with drums elevate the difficulty above intermediate.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (Peavey 6505 profile, GGD All The Gains plugin)
PickupsEMG 81-7 (bridge), EMG 85-7 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Live performance at Wacken 2019. Both Jeff Ling and Luke Kilpatrick used Kemper Profilers loaded with Peavey 6505 profiles and GGD All The Gains plugin for heavy rhythm tones. No evidence of guitar changes or additional pedals for the riff section. Year: 2019, live context.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate attackcrushing low endclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern metalcore rhythmminimal ambiencefocused midrange punchfast transient response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical of modern metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and accuracy needed for the chugging patterns and synchronization with drums elevate the difficulty above intermediate.
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