Riff Tone
Gorgeous Nightmare
Escape the Fate
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpPeavey 6505 Head with Peavey 6505 4x12 Cabinet
PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 490/498T, stock in Les Paul Standard of this era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording for 'Gorgeous Nightmare' (2010 era). Gear confirmed as used by Escape the Fate for this album and era, but no explicit studio photo for this exact song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate pick attackpunchy low endscooped midsmodern metalcore clarityfull-bodiedcrushing rhythmhigh-output humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting for clarity at high gain, with some string skipping and syncopated rhythm patterns typical of modern metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpPeavey 6505 Head with Peavey 6505 4x12 Cabinet
PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 490/498T, stock in Les Paul Standard of this era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording for 'Gorgeous Nightmare' (2010 era). Gear confirmed as used by Escape the Fate for this album and era, but no explicit studio photo for this exact song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(9)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate pick attackpunchy low endscooped midsmodern metalcore clarityfull-bodiedcrushing rhythmhigh-output humbucker bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting for clarity at high gain, with some string skipping and syncopated rhythm patterns typical of modern metalcore.
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