Riff Tone
One Last Breath
Threat Signal
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh in Threat Signal's early 2000s era)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (studio standard for Threat Signal's debut album era, 2006)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown, likely ISP Decimator or Boss NS-2)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Gear inferred from Threat Signal's known rig for 'Under Reprisal' album era; no direct source for 'One Last Breath' but matches band interviews and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metal claritypunchy low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting, with tight rhythm and technical precision typical of modern metalcore/industrial metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL2H or similar, as used by Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh in Threat Signal's early 2000s era)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (studio standard for Threat Signal's debut album era, 2006)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate (model unknown, likely ISP Decimator or Boss NS-2)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Gear inferred from Threat Signal's known rig for 'Under Reprisal' album era; no direct source for 'One Last Breath' but matches band interviews and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metal claritypunchy low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting, with tight rhythm and technical precision typical of modern metalcore/industrial metal.