Solo Tone

Doomsday

Architects

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B

AmpEVH 5150III 100W Head

PickupsSeymour Duncan Sentient (neck), Seymour Duncan Pegasus (bridge) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (used as boost, model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from interviews and live rig rundowns for the 'Holy Hell'/'Doomsday' era. No direct studio photo evidence, but consistent with all available sources for this song/era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated but cleararticulate note separationaggressive palm mutingsinging sustainmodern metalcore attackslightly scooped midscrisp high-endcontrolled low endhigh output pickup response

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced picking technique, tight rhythm control, and expressive phrasing with delay, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

Guitar preset to sound like Architects? : r/ArchitectsUK Guitar recommendations for Architects Tuning : r/ArchitectsUK

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