Riff Tone

My Heartstrings Come Undone

Demon Hunter

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band member gear)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band gear trends)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2004 (The Triptych sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/85 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistent with Demon Hunter's studio gear for heavy riff sections in this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrunchy distortioncompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritythick, saturated rhythm

Difficulty

The riff is based on slow, heavy, palm-muted power chords in a down-tuned setting, requiring tight rhythm but not advanced technique.

Sources

Demon Hunter Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Easy songs to learn on electric guitar? : r/Metalcore

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