Riff Tone
Lights
Adept
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on genre/era and Adept's known gear for recordings)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on genre/era and Adept's known gear for studio recordings)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2011 (album: 'Death Dealers'). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for 'Lights' riff, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/60 and Peavey 6505+ are standard for Adept's heavy rhythm tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern metalcore claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambiencefocused low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise timing to maintain the aggressive, percussive metalcore feel.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on genre/era and Adept's known gear for recordings)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on genre/era and Adept's known gear for studio recordings)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2011 (album: 'Death Dealers'). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for 'Lights' riff, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/60 and Peavey 6505+ are standard for Adept's heavy rhythm tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern metalcore claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambiencefocused low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise timing to maintain the aggressive, percussive metalcore feel.