Riff Tone

I'm Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?

A Day to Remember

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on band/era/genre, but not confirmed for this recording)

AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (highly likely for studio rhythm tones in 2009 metalcore, but not explicitly confirmed for this track)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers (typical for ADTR in this era, but not confirmed for this song/recording)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2009 album 'Homesick'. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song's riff section. Guitar and amp inferred from band/genre/era norms and live/studio rig rundowns from adjacent years.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endmodern metalcore saturationarticulate note separationfast attackminimal ambiencecompressed dynamicshigh-output bridge pickup clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting in a drop tuning, demanding good right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern metalcore.

Sources

Any guitar nerds here? : r/ADTR Easy songs to learn on electric guitar? : r/Metalcore What is the correct tuning for I'm Made Of Wax Larry? : r/ADTR

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