Riff Tone

Pandora

Parkway Drive

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter)

PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2005 (Killing with a Smile album). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and genre-standard for Parkway Drive at the time. No direct source for exact gear on 'Pandora', but this matches all available evidence for the album's heavy rhythm tone.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackfocused low endrazor-sharp high endminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritycompressed dynamics

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and occasional string skipping, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

What are the best lead guitar lines in metalcore? - Reddit Let's not forget what PWD is known for. : r/Metalcore - Reddit

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