Riff Tone

She Is My Sin

Nightwish

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP EV-1 (Emppu Vuorinen signature, custom made, likely used on Wishmaster era studio recording)

AmpBogner Uberschall Series 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head with EL34s

PickupsSeymour Duncan TB-5 Custom Trembucker (bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2000 (Wishmaster album). Guitar is ESP EV-1 with Seymour Duncan TB-5 in bridge. Amp is Bogner Uberschall (not Engl Powerball, which was used later). No direct evidence of pedal use for main riff; rack effects and wah are in Emppu's rig but not confirmed for this part.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationarticulate attackaggressive rhythm tonemodern metal claritypunchy low endslightly scooped midsclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused and punchy

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted alternate picking and precise rhythm, typical of symphonic metal, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Nightwish - Emppu Vuorinen Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment

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