Riff Tone

Pleasure And Pain

Bullet for My Valentine

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for 'Fever' album sessions)

AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on era and band interviews for 'Fever' album sessions)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2010 ('Fever' album era). No direct evidence for 'Pleasure And Pain' specifically, but this was the band's main rig for heavy rhythm tracks on 'Fever'. No explicit pedal or effect info found for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp treblearticulate note separationmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencefocused attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting with precise rhythm, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Albums you'd consider a 'riff goldmine'? : r/MetalForTheMasses Bullet for My Valentine gets wayyy too much undeserved hate - Reddit

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