Riff Tone

Like the Average Stalker

Soilwork

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson Dinky (likely DK2 or similar, as used by Peter Wichers during Soilwork's early 2000s era)

AmpPeavey 5150 (common for Swedish melodic death metal bands in early 2000s, and used by Soilwork live and in studio per multiple interviews for this era)

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker, stock on many Jackson Dinky models of the era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002 (Natural Born Chaos album). No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for this song, but Peter Wichers is documented using Jackson Dinky with Seymour Duncan JB and Peavey 5150 for Soilwork's early 2000s studio work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific riff section.

Tone Character(10)

sharp and cuttingtight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackscooped midsmodern metal claritycrushing riff soundmelodic yet heavyhigh-gain saturationfocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of melodic death metal, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

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