Riff Tone
Pulmonary Archery (Live)
Alexisonfire
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpPeavey 5150 (or 5150-style high-gain amp, as emulated in covers and typical for post-hardcore/metalcore live rigs of the era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or similar for early 2000s SG Standard)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, early 2000s (circa 2003). Guitar confirmed from cover and era photos; amp inferred from genre, era, and cover emulation. No direct evidence of pedals or additional effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveraw and aggressivesaturated high-gain distortionarticulate attackmid-heavy punchminimal ambiencefocused rhythm crunchmodern post-hardcore/metalcore soundclear note separationheavy palm-muting
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and fast alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with precise rhythm for clarity in a high-gain context.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpPeavey 5150 (or 5150-style high-gain amp, as emulated in covers and typical for post-hardcore/metalcore live rigs of the era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T or similar for early 2000s SG Standard)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, early 2000s (circa 2003). Guitar confirmed from cover and era photos; amp inferred from genre, era, and cover emulation. No direct evidence of pedals or additional effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveraw and aggressivesaturated high-gain distortionarticulate attackmid-heavy punchminimal ambiencefocused rhythm crunchmodern post-hardcore/metalcore soundclear note separationheavy palm-muting
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and fast alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with precise rhythm for clarity in a high-gain context.
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