Riff Tone
Consequence of Power
Circle II Circle
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD MH-1000 FR
AmpDigiTech GSP1101 Multi-Effects Preamp & Processor (used as preamp/amp modeler, likely Marshall or Mesa/Boogie high-gain model)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010. Gear confirmed from Equipboard for 'Consequence of Power' album era. No explicit amp head listed, but DigiTech GSP1101 was used as main preamp/amp modeler for heavy tones. No evidence of additional pedals for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate note separationmodern metal claritycrunchy rhythm attackharmonically richfocused low endslightly scooped midscontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high gain, with tight timing and rhythmic precision typical of modern metal. The technical demands and speed place it at a hard difficulty level.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD MH-1000 FR
AmpDigiTech GSP1101 Multi-Effects Preamp & Processor (used as preamp/amp modeler, likely Marshall or Mesa/Boogie high-gain model)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010. Gear confirmed from Equipboard for 'Consequence of Power' album era. No explicit amp head listed, but DigiTech GSP1101 was used as main preamp/amp modeler for heavy tones. No evidence of additional pedals for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate note separationmodern metal claritycrunchy rhythm attackharmonically richfocused low endslightly scooped midscontrolled sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high gain, with tight timing and rhythmic precision typical of modern metal. The technical demands and speed place it at a hard difficulty level.