Riff Tone
Locust
Arkaea
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RG7420 or similar, 7-string)
AmpPeavey 5150 II Head
PickupsEMG 707 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 era. Gear inferred from interviews with Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera, who have cited Ibanez 7-strings with EMG pickups and Peavey 5150/6505 amps for Arkaea's 'Locust' album sessions. No evidence of live rig differences for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low-endrazor-sharp attackminimal ambiencechunky power chordscompressed and focusedmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand control for fast, tight palm muting and alternate picking, as well as precise muting to prevent noise with high-gain settings.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RG7420 or similar, 7-string)
AmpPeavey 5150 II Head
PickupsEMG 707 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 era. Gear inferred from interviews with Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera, who have cited Ibanez 7-strings with EMG pickups and Peavey 5150/6505 amps for Arkaea's 'Locust' album sessions. No evidence of live rig differences for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low-endrazor-sharp attackminimal ambiencechunky power chordscompressed and focusedmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced right-hand control for fast, tight palm muting and alternate picking, as well as precise muting to prevent noise with high-gain settings.