Riff Tone

Dear Diary,

Bring Me The Horizon

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Lee Malia Signature Les Paul Custom Artisan

AmpNeural DSP Quad Cortex (Marshall JCM800 model, studio profile)

PickupsGibson P-94 (neck), Gibson 84T-LM humbucker (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5.5

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

pitch_shiftDigiTech DigiTech Whammy DT

overdriveKlon Klon Centaur (or digital clone in Quad Cortex)

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)

modulationElectro-Harmonix Synth pedal (EHX Synth9 or digital equivalent)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Dear Diary' (2020, POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR). Lee Malia used his signature Epiphone Les Paul with bridge humbucker for the main riff. The amp tone is a digital recreation of a modded Marshall JCM800 via Neural DSP Quad Cortex. Effects are mostly digital within the Quad Cortex, with some external pedals for pitch shifting and synth textures.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated high-gainscooped but present midsaggressive palm mutingsynth-like guitar texturecompressed sustainarticulate low endcrisp, biting treblemodern metalcore claritypunchy attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with tight palm muting, precise timing for pitch-shifted sections, and maintaining clarity in a dense, layered mix.

Sources

Rig Rundown: Bring Me the Horizon’s Lee Malia - Premier Guitar Bring Me The Horizon Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Dear Diary Tab by Bring Me The Horizon Tone : r/BringMeTheHorizon

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