Riff Tone

Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)

Shinedown

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Singlecut (likely Tremonti Signature, as used by Zach Myers in this era)

AmpDiezel Herbert (via Axe-Fx II patch, studio recording era)

PickupsPRS Tremonti Treble (bridge) humbucker

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2010 era. Zach Myers used a PRS Singlecut with high-output humbuckers and Axe-Fx II with Diezel Herbert amp model for the main riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain cruncharticulate note separationmodern metal rhythm attacklow-end punchclear pick attackfocused midrangecontrolled feedbackslight room ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking with tight timing and control over high-gain noise, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Rig Rundown: Shinedown's Zach Myers and Eric Bass

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