Riff Tone
Hit the Floor
Bullet for My Valentine
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 5150 II
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear inferred from band’s known studio rig for 'The Poison' album. No direct source for 'Hit the Floor' riff, but this is the established setup for heavy rhythm sections on the album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate attackcompressed and modernminimal ambiencefast riff clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern metalcore.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 5150 II
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Gear inferred from band’s known studio rig for 'The Poison' album. No direct source for 'Hit the Floor' riff, but this is the established setup for heavy rhythm sections on the album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate attackcompressed and modernminimal ambiencefast riff clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern metalcore.
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