Riff Tone
In Your Face
Children of Bodom
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely 'ESP Alexi-600' or custom shop variant, as used on 'Are You Dead Yet?' album)
AmpLee Jackson Perfect Connection GP-1000 preamp into Marshall JCM800 power amp (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsEMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble8
reverb0
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'In Your Face' (2005, 'Are You Dead Yet?' album). Guitar is ESP Alexi signature with EMG HZ H4 bridge pickup, signal runs into Lee Jackson GP-1000 preamp and Marshall JCM800 power amp. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate pickups/amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationbright and cutting treblechunky low endarticulate note separationminimal ambiencefast attackdry, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and complex rhythm patterns typical of melodic death metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely 'ESP Alexi-600' or custom shop variant, as used on 'Are You Dead Yet?' album)
AmpLee Jackson Perfect Connection GP-1000 preamp into Marshall JCM800 power amp (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsEMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble8
reverb0
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'In Your Face' (2005, 'Are You Dead Yet?' album). Guitar is ESP Alexi signature with EMG HZ H4 bridge pickup, signal runs into Lee Jackson GP-1000 preamp and Marshall JCM800 power amp. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate pickups/amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationbright and cutting treblechunky low endarticulate note separationminimal ambiencefast attackdry, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight synchronization and complex rhythm patterns typical of melodic death metal.
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