Riff Tone

My Own Grave

As I Lay Dying

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD AL-600 (Alexi Laiho signature, likely used by Phil Sgrosso or Nick Hipa for rhythm)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on era, genre, and band history; no direct source for this song's studio session)

PickupsEMG 85 (active humbucker, bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise Suppressor (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2018 (song released in June 2018). No direct studio rig rundown found for this song, but ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie amps are consistent with As I Lay Dying's known studio setups for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackfocused low endclear note separationcompressed and modernminimal ambiencefast, precise attack

Difficulty

The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise timing, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar. The speed and technical control needed place it at a hard (4/5) difficulty.

Sources

Vampires Everywhere! Guitarist Aaron Graves on His Background ...Josh Gilbert - Equipboard

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