Riff Tone

Deanne the Arsonist

Atreyu

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on Atreyu's 2004 era studio use)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and Atreyu's studio rig for The Curse)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2004, The Curse album. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but Atreyu are widely documented using ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for heavy rhythm tones on this album.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambiencefast alternate pickingfocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and precise timing typical of early 2000s metalcore.

Sources

[Discussion] Favourite song from each Atreyu album? : r/Metalcore Anyone here know atreyu? : r/avengedsevenfold - Reddit What was your gateway band ? : r/Deathcore - Reddit

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