Riff Tone

If You Can't Ride Two Horses At Once...You Should Get Out Of The Circus

Asking Alexandria

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000

AmpPeavey 6505+ Head

PickupsSeymour Duncan Blackout Metal AHB-2 (active humbuckers)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7.5

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from Equipboard for 'Stand Up And Scream' album era. No direct evidence for this exact song, but Blackout AHB-2 pickups and Peavey 6505+ are widely cited for Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell during this period. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp high endcompressed attackmodern metalcore clarityminimal ambiencefocused, saturated rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, typical of modern metalcore. String skipping and muting accuracy add to the technical challenge.

Sources

Asking Alexandria – Stand Up And Scream - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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