Riff Tone

Falling Inside the Black

Skillet

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS SC-250

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 100W Head

PickupsPRS SC-250 stock humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)

overdriveUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown, possibly boost/overdrive for tightening)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006 (Comatose album). Gear confirmed for era and main guitarist (Ben Kasica), but no direct studio photo for this song. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackslightly scooped midscontrolled low endcrisp treblemodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused rhythm punch

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise picking to maintain clarity under high gain, with moderately complex rhythm patterns typical of modern metal.

Sources

Skillet Members, Gear & Sound Ben Kasica, Skillet Guitarist Gear

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