Riff Tone
Hypermania
Polaris
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 7-string or 6-string solidbody (likely Ibanez RG or similar, based on genre/era, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely digital modeler or modern tube amp, but no source confirms exact model for studio recording)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive or active for modern metalcore, but not confirmed)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
No official studio rig rundown or interview for 'Hypermania' riff section. No source confirms exact guitar, pickups, or amp model for the studio recording. All gear details are inferred from genre, era, and typical Polaris live setups. Year: 2020 (The Death of Me album). Studio recording context.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate low-endslightly scooped midshigh-gain saturationclear note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmfast, staccato attack
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand palm muting, tight timing, and precise string muting to maintain clarity at high speed, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 7-string or 6-string solidbody (likely Ibanez RG or similar, based on genre/era, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely digital modeler or modern tube amp, but no source confirms exact model for studio recording)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive or active for modern metalcore, but not confirmed)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
No official studio rig rundown or interview for 'Hypermania' riff section. No source confirms exact guitar, pickups, or amp model for the studio recording. All gear details are inferred from genre, era, and typical Polaris live setups. Year: 2020 (The Death of Me album). Studio recording context.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate low-endslightly scooped midshigh-gain saturationclear note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmfast, staccato attack
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand palm muting, tight timing, and precise string muting to maintain clarity at high speed, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
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