Riff Tone
Instrument Of War
Paleface Swiss & Stick to Your Guns
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster
AmpBlackstar Series One (Brown channel, likely S1-104 or S1-200 head) into 2x12 or 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers
PickupsSingle-coil (likely stock Telecaster bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5
mid5
treble7
reverb0.5
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateISP ISP Decimator
Notes
Settings and gear are based on studio recording context for 'Instrument Of War' riff section, 2023 era. Guitar Chalk source specifies Telecaster and Blackstar amp for Paleface Swiss's heavy rhythm tones. Effects loop is used for noise gate and optional boost. Settings are for studio context, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsmodern high-gain saturationarticulate low endscooped but punchy midsminimal ambiencefast transient responsecompressed attackfocused, cutting treblecontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight alternate picking at high speed, and precise rhythmic control typical of modern deathcore/metalcore, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster
AmpBlackstar Series One (Brown channel, likely S1-104 or S1-200 head) into 2x12 or 4x12 cab with Celestion V30 speakers
PickupsSingle-coil (likely stock Telecaster bridge pickup)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass5
mid5
treble7
reverb0.5
presence7
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
noise_gateISP ISP Decimator
Notes
Settings and gear are based on studio recording context for 'Instrument Of War' riff section, 2023 era. Guitar Chalk source specifies Telecaster and Blackstar amp for Paleface Swiss's heavy rhythm tones. Effects loop is used for noise gate and optional boost. Settings are for studio context, not live.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsmodern high-gain saturationarticulate low endscooped but punchy midsminimal ambiencefast transient responsecompressed attackfocused, cutting treblecontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting, tight alternate picking at high speed, and precise rhythmic control typical of modern deathcore/metalcore, making it challenging for most players.