Riff Tone
Save the World
Toby Fox
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarImpact Soundworks Shreddage (Kontakt library, sampled electric guitar)
AmpAmp simulator (exact model unknown, likely digital high-gain model within Kontakt or DAW)
PickupsSampled humbucker (exact model unknown, but Shreddage is based on a high-output bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No live guitar was used; all guitar parts are MIDI programmed using virtual instruments. The rhythm guitar in the riff section is a sampled electric guitar from the Shreddage library, processed with amp simulation plugins.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationscooped midsaggressive palm mutingdigital amp sim claritycompressed and modernarticulate attackmetal-inspired riffingslightly synthetic edgefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise palm muting to achieve the percussive, metal-inspired sound, with syncopated rhythms adding to the technical challenge.
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Original Gear
GuitarImpact Soundworks Shreddage (Kontakt library, sampled electric guitar)
AmpAmp simulator (exact model unknown, likely digital high-gain model within Kontakt or DAW)
PickupsSampled humbucker (exact model unknown, but Shreddage is based on a high-output bridge humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2015. No live guitar was used; all guitar parts are MIDI programmed using virtual instruments. The rhythm guitar in the riff section is a sampled electric guitar from the Shreddage library, processed with amp simulation plugins.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationscooped midsaggressive palm mutingdigital amp sim claritycompressed and modernarticulate attackmetal-inspired riffingslightly synthetic edgefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise palm muting to achieve the percussive, metal-inspired sound, with syncopated rhythms adding to the technical challenge.
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