Riff Tone

End of All Hope

Nightwish

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Horizon Custom (Emppu Vuorinen's main guitar for Century Child era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Century Child era)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002. Gear inferred from Emppu Vuorinen's known setup during the Century Child album sessions. No direct source confirms exact pedal/amp settings for this song, but ESP Horizon with EMG 81 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is widely documented for this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcompressed and focusedboomy low endmodern metal clarityarticulate attackminimal ambiencedense, layered rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding precise rhythm and control to maintain clarity and aggression in a dense mix.

Sources

Day 32 - End Of All Hope (Century Child) : r/nightwish About the mixing of this album : r/nightwish

Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear

Create Free Account