Riff Tone

Making Circles

Currents

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RGIR or RGIX, 6 or 7-string, with active pickups)

AmpAxe-Fx II or Kemper Profiler (modern digital amp modeler, studio recording context; no evidence of tube amp use on this track)

PickupsEMG 81/85 or EMG 707 (active humbuckers, model not specified for this song but standard for Currents in this era)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)

overdriveUnknown Overdrive/Boost Pedal (model unknown, likely Tube Screamer type)

Notes

Studio recording, 2023 (from 'The Death We Seek' album). Currents are known for using digital amp modelers (Axe-Fx, Kemper) in the studio and live. No evidence of analog tube amps or alternate guitars for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endclear note separationcompressed and modernminimal ambiencedense and layeredstudio-polished

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with tight rhythmic precision and muting to maintain note clarity in a dense mix.

Sources

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