Riff Tone
If I Could Collapse the Masses
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (early 2000s, likely black finish, as used by Matt Heafy on 'Ember to Inferno')
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter, original model, as used on 'Ember to Inferno' studio recording)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Ember to Inferno album). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and genre conventions. No direct source confirms exact pedal use or amp settings for this song. No evidence of additional pedals or effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackfocused and dryminimal ambiencecompressed and controlledmodern metal rhythmpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical of early 2000s metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate technique.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (early 2000s, likely black finish, as used by Matt Heafy on 'Ember to Inferno')
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter, original model, as used on 'Ember to Inferno' studio recording)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2003 (Ember to Inferno album). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and genre conventions. No direct source confirms exact pedal use or amp settings for this song. No evidence of additional pedals or effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackfocused and dryminimal ambiencecompressed and controlledmodern metal rhythmpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical of early 2000s metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate technique.
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