Riff Tone
Curse
Architects
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band’s known studio gear)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on band’s studio rig for this era and genre)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, likely Tubescreamer-type)
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (from 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us'). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but this is the most probable based on band’s gear in this era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain rhythmscooped but present midscontrolled low-endclear note separationminimal ambiencemodern metalcore saturationfast attackfocused and punchy
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and alternate picking in a low tuning, demanding precise right-hand technique and muting to maintain clarity and avoid noise.
Sources
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band’s known studio gear)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on band’s studio rig for this era and genre)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, likely Tubescreamer-type)
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (from 'All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us'). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but this is the most probable based on band’s gear in this era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain rhythmscooped but present midscontrolled low-endclear note separationminimal ambiencemodern metalcore saturationfast attackfocused and punchy
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and alternate picking in a low tuning, demanding precise right-hand technique and muting to maintain clarity and avoid noise.
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