Riff Tone
Lip Gloss and Black
Atreyu
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon (likely early 2000s model, as used by Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel on 'Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses')
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, as referenced by Dan Jacobs for this era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel tracked rhythm guitars for 'Lip Gloss and Black' using ESP guitars (Horizon and Eclipse models) with EMG active pickups into Marshall JCM900 heads. No evidence of live/touring rigs or other amp models being used on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate attackfocused low endpunchy rhythmminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunchclear note separationfull-bodied distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and aggressive palm muting at a high tempo, with tight synchronization and precise muting for clarity, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon (likely early 2000s model, as used by Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel on 'Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses')
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, as referenced by Dan Jacobs for this era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Guitarists Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel tracked rhythm guitars for 'Lip Gloss and Black' using ESP guitars (Horizon and Eclipse models) with EMG active pickups into Marshall JCM900 heads. No evidence of live/touring rigs or other amp models being used on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate attackfocused low endpunchy rhythmminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunchclear note separationfull-bodied distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and aggressive palm muting at a high tempo, with tight synchronization and precise muting for clarity, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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