Riff Tone
Failure
Seether
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Seether guitarist model (likely PRS or Schecter, as used by Shaun Morgan in 2000s studio recordings)
AmpVox AC30 (as cited for Seether's studio use on Disclaimer era, but not explicitly confirmed for 'Failure')
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely stock or Seymour Duncan passive humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2017 (album: Poison the Parish). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp for 'Failure' riff, but Seether is known for using PRS/Schecter guitars with humbuckers and Vox AC30 amps in studio. No evidence of pedal use for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmcompressed low endmidrange punchmodern post-grunge/alt-metalarticulate attackslightly scooped midsfocused, heavy riffingminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and heavy downpicking in Drop B tuning, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex timing.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Seether guitarist model (likely PRS or Schecter, as used by Shaun Morgan in 2000s studio recordings)
AmpVox AC30 (as cited for Seether's studio use on Disclaimer era, but not explicitly confirmed for 'Failure')
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely stock or Seymour Duncan passive humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2017 (album: Poison the Parish). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp for 'Failure' riff, but Seether is known for using PRS/Schecter guitars with humbuckers and Vox AC30 amps in studio. No evidence of pedal use for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain rhythmcompressed low endmidrange punchmodern post-grunge/alt-metalarticulate attackslightly scooped midsfocused, heavy riffingminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and heavy downpicking in Drop B tuning, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex timing.
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