Riff Tone

Deceiver of the Gods

Amon Amarth

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Explorer Electric Guitar

AmpKemper Profiler Rack (profiled from Peavey 6505/EVH 5150)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2013. No explicit evidence of a dedicated clean amp or pedal for the clean section; Kemper profiles based on Peavey 6505/EVH 5150 with gain reduced for clean. No evidence of alternate guitar for clean sections.

Tone Character(10)

clean and glassyarticulate note separationtight low endslight natural compressionopen and melodicno audible breakupclear attacksubtle room ambienceno modulationno palm muting

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate picking and timing at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Amon Amarth Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Amon Amarth on what drew them to baritone tunings over 7-strings and why no amount of pimping can polish a turd of a riff | Guitar World

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