Riff Tone

Crawl

Breaking Benjamin

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, baritone or standard tuned to Drop A#)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (2000s revision, studio recording)

PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2008 (album 'Dear Agony'). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this specific song; inferred from era, genre, and band’s known studio gear. Baritone guitar likely used for low tuning (Drop A#).

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsarticulate high endchunky low endmodern high-gain saturationclear note separationcompressed attackminimal ambiencefocused rhythm tone

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for tight palm muting, precise rhythm in a low tuning, and maintaining clarity with high-gain settings.

Sources

Guitar Tunings for Breaking Benjamin Songs What is the most Breaking Benjamin sounding ...[Question] Drop A#

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