Riff Tone
Bro, Ashley's Here
Attack Attack! (US)
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RG350 or similar, 2008 era, as used by Andrew Whiting)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (studio recording, 2008 era, typical for genre and band at the time)
PickupsStock Ibanez humbuckers (likely INF3/INF4 ceramic humbuckers, high output)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but genre, era, and band interviews indicate Ibanez RG guitars and Peavey 5150/6505 amps were standard for Attack Attack! on 'Someday Came Suddenly'. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcompressed and focusedmodern metalcore crunchminimal ambiencefast attackclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting to maintain clarity at high gain, with challenging synchronization to the aggressive drum patterns.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RG350 or similar, 2008 era, as used by Andrew Whiting)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (studio recording, 2008 era, typical for genre and band at the time)
PickupsStock Ibanez humbuckers (likely INF3/INF4 ceramic humbuckers, high output)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but genre, era, and band interviews indicate Ibanez RG guitars and Peavey 5150/6505 amps were standard for Attack Attack! on 'Someday Came Suddenly'. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcompressed and focusedmodern metalcore crunchminimal ambiencefast attackclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting to maintain clarity at high gain, with challenging synchronization to the aggressive drum patterns.
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