Riff Tone

Sorry You're Not a Winner

Enter Shikari

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez RG series (exact model not confirmed, but consistent with Rory Clewlow's known gear for this era)

AmpEngl E645 PowerBall Head

PickupsIbanez stock humbuckers (likely ceramic, exact model not confirmed)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, likely used as boost)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006-2007 for 'Take to the Skies'. Gear confirmed for album era, but no direct photo/video of studio session for this song. No explicit pedalboard or pickup selector info for riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate note separationmodern metalcore saturationslightly scooped midscrisp high endlow-mid punchcontrolled feedbackminimal ambiencefast attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding good right-hand control and rhythmic precision typical of metalcore.

Sources

Enter Shikari – Take to the Skies - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard [QUESTION] Metalcore playing : r/Guitar - Reddit

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