Riff Tone
Bulletproof Love
Pierce the Veil
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD Viper-1000
AmpMarshall 1971 Super Lead (modded)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Selfish Machines'. Guitarist Tony Perry is confirmed to use ESP Viper models with EMG pickups and a Marshall Super Lead for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section in studio.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsarticulate high-gain claritysaturated but definedslightly scooped mids for punchbright attackcontrolled low endcompressed, focused distortionmodern post-hardcore rhythmno audible modulation or delay in riff
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, rhythmic accuracy, and some fast alternate picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD Viper-1000
AmpMarshall 1971 Super Lead (modded)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Selfish Machines'. Guitarist Tony Perry is confirmed to use ESP Viper models with EMG pickups and a Marshall Super Lead for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff section in studio.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsarticulate high-gain claritysaturated but definedslightly scooped mids for punchbright attackcontrolled low endcompressed, focused distortionmodern post-hardcore rhythmno audible modulation or delay in riff
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, rhythmic accuracy, and some fast alternate picking, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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