Riff Tone
Shadows Rise
Black Veil Brides
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Mockingbird Pro X
AmpPeavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
PickupsEMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010s era. Gear confirmed for Black Veil Brides riff tones by Jake Pitts. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and era due to lack of explicit knob values.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionmodern metalcore clarityarticulate note separationcrunchy rhythm attackfocused low endcutting upper midscontrolled feedbackdynamic pick response
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metalcore, with moderate technical challenge but not extreme complexity.
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Original Gear
GuitarB.C. Rich Mockingbird Pro X
AmpPeavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head
PickupsEMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010s era. Gear confirmed for Black Veil Brides riff tones by Jake Pitts. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and era due to lack of explicit knob values.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionmodern metalcore clarityarticulate note separationcrunchy rhythm attackfocused low endcutting upper midscontrolled feedbackdynamic pick response
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metalcore, with moderate technical challenge but not extreme complexity.
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