Riff Tone
Forever
As I Lay Dying
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505+
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5.5
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateISP Technologies ISP Decimator
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Frail Words Collapse album). Main rhythm/riff tone. Guitar Chalk and ToneMirror both reference Peavey 6505+ and ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81 for this era and song. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate trebledry, punchy rhythmmodern metal voicinglow-end tightened by overdrivemaximum clarity from active pickupscrushing, riff-heavy sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization between both hands and aggressive rhythm attack typical of metalcore.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505+
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5.5
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateISP Technologies ISP Decimator
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Frail Words Collapse album). Main rhythm/riff tone. Guitar Chalk and ToneMirror both reference Peavey 6505+ and ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81 for this era and song. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate trebledry, punchy rhythmmodern metal voicinglow-end tightened by overdrivemaximum clarity from active pickupscrushing, riff-heavy sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization between both hands and aggressive rhythm attack typical of metalcore.
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