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Riff Tone

Knives and Pens

Black Veil Brides

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s model, as seen in early BVB photos and videos)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, as referenced by Jake Pitts in Guitar World interview)

PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico, passive, covered)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2009 (We Stitch These Wounds album). No direct evidence of pedal use for clean tone; amp likely used for clean sections. Jinxx mentions PODxt for demos, but album recording used Marshall JCM800 and possibly Mesa/Boogie Road King for other parts. Settings estimated for clean section, not distorted riff.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear and presentslightly warm neck pickup tonetight low endopen and dynamicminimal breakupno audible compressionno modulation or time-based effectsstudio-polished claritymedium attack with pick

Difficulty

The clean riff is straightforward, using basic chords and picking at a moderate tempo, with no advanced techniques or complex rhythms.

Sources

Black Veil Brides: 'We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all' | Guitar World Line 6 amp settings for 'Knives and Pens' - forum topic

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Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s model, as seen in early BVB photos and videos)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, as referenced by Jake Pitts in Guitar World interview)

PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico, passive, covered)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Black Veil Brides: 'We really hated the lead tones on that first album - it was exciting to go back and re-record it all' | Guitar World Line 6 amp settings for 'Knives and Pens' - forum topic

Notes

Studio recording, 2009 (We Stitch These Wounds album). No direct evidence of pedal use for clean tone; amp likely used for clean sections. Jinxx mentions PODxt for demos, but album recording used Marshall JCM800 and possibly Mesa/Boogie Road King for other parts. Settings estimated for clean section, not distorted riff.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear and presentslightly warm neck pickup tonetight low endopen and dynamicminimal breakupno audible compressionno modulation or time-based effectsstudio-polished claritymedium attack with pick

Difficulty

The clean riff is straightforward, using basic chords and picking at a moderate tempo, with no advanced techniques or complex rhythms.

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