Riff Tone
safeword
Static Dress
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern solidbody, possibly Fender or Gibson-style, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain amp, possibly digital modeler such as Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix, based on artist's Equipboard and genre)
PickupsUnknown (likely humbuckers, based on modern post-hardcore/metalcore genre)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
distortionNeural DSP or Line 6 Distortion/amp modeler (Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix)
Notes
No direct source confirms the exact guitar or amp used on the studio recording of 'safeword' riff. Equipboard lists Olli Appleyard using Neural DSP Quad Cortex and Line 6 Helix, which are both high-gain digital modelers popular in modern post-hardcore/metalcore. No studio-specific confirmation. Year: 2022 (album release).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated high-gain distortionscooped mids for clarityarticulate attackclear note separationchunky low endcrisp, cutting treblecompressed and modernlow ambience/reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting under high gain, demanding tight timing and noise control typical of modern metalcore/post-hardcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely modern solidbody, possibly Fender or Gibson-style, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain amp, possibly digital modeler such as Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix, based on artist's Equipboard and genre)
PickupsUnknown (likely humbuckers, based on modern post-hardcore/metalcore genre)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
distortionNeural DSP or Line 6 Distortion/amp modeler (Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix)
Notes
No direct source confirms the exact guitar or amp used on the studio recording of 'safeword' riff. Equipboard lists Olli Appleyard using Neural DSP Quad Cortex and Line 6 Helix, which are both high-gain digital modelers popular in modern post-hardcore/metalcore. No studio-specific confirmation. Year: 2022 (album release).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated high-gain distortionscooped mids for clarityarticulate attackclear note separationchunky low endcrisp, cutting treblecompressed and modernlow ambience/reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting under high gain, demanding tight timing and noise control typical of modern metalcore/post-hardcore.
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