Riff Tone

Convalescence

Darkest Hour

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, as used by Kris Norris on Undoing Ruin)

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter head, studio recording)

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge) and '59 (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Undoing Ruin' (2005). Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band interviews for this album. No direct source for Convalescence-specific rig, but this is the documented studio setup for main riffs on this record.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackdry and focusedhigh-gain saturationarticulate rhythm clarityminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunch

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm patterns and string skipping typical of modern metalcore.

Sources

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