Riff Tone
Fake It
Seether
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Singlecut (likely 2000s model, Drop C tuning)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2007 era)
PickupsPRS-designed humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Fake It' (2007). Guitar is tuned to Drop C. No direct evidence of pedals or additional effects used for the main riff. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and genre norms for Seether's studio work.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain rhythmchunky low endarticulate attackscooped but present midsmodern alternative metal tonecompressed and focusedclear note separationminimal ambiencepunchy and direct
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the need for tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and maintaining clarity in a high-gain setting, but uses straightforward power chord shapes in Drop C tuning.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Singlecut (likely 2000s model, Drop C tuning)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2007 era)
PickupsPRS-designed humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Fake It' (2007). Guitar is tuned to Drop C. No direct evidence of pedals or additional effects used for the main riff. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and genre norms for Seether's studio work.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain rhythmchunky low endarticulate attackscooped but present midsmodern alternative metal tonecompressed and focusedclear note separationminimal ambiencepunchy and direct
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the need for tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and maintaining clarity in a high-gain setting, but uses straightforward power chord shapes in Drop C tuning.
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