Riff Tone
Empyrean: Into the Cold Wastes
Abigail Williams
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSquier Telecaster Avril Lavigne Signature
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (model not specified in sources)
PickupsHumbucker (bridge position, stock Squier/Avril Lavigne Signature)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (from the album 'In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns'). No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for this specific recording. Guitar model confirmed by Equipboard for Abigail Williams' studio use.
Tone Character(10)
icy and atmospherictight and percussivescooped midscrushing high-gain saturationarticulate note separationminimal ambiencebleak and expansiveaggressive attackslithering, rhythmic chugsdense, layered sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, fast picking and tight palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm changes typical of modern black metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarSquier Telecaster Avril Lavigne Signature
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (model not specified in sources)
PickupsHumbucker (bridge position, stock Squier/Avril Lavigne Signature)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (from the album 'In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns'). No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for this specific recording. Guitar model confirmed by Equipboard for Abigail Williams' studio use.
Tone Character(10)
icy and atmospherictight and percussivescooped midscrushing high-gain saturationarticulate note separationminimal ambiencebleak and expansiveaggressive attackslithering, rhythmic chugsdense, layered sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise, fast picking and tight palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm changes typical of modern black metal.