Riff Tone

Strangler

Orbit Culture

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarSolar Guitars V1.6 CANIBALISMO

AmpUnknown high-gain amp (model not specified in sources, likely digital amp sim or modern high-gain head)

PickupsSeymour Duncan Black Winter humbuckers (passive)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Strangler' (2023, album 'Descent'). Guitar confirmed from Equipboard and MusicRadar. Pickups confirmed as Seymour Duncan Black Winter from MusicRadar. Amp model not specified in any source; Orbit Culture are known to use amp sims (e.g., Neural DSP Parallax for bass, but no confirmation for guitar). No explicit pedal or amp model tied to this recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated yet articulatedense and powerfulaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritycrushing low endarticulate note separationhigh-gain saturationslightly scooped midsfocused attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting in a low tuning, with complex rhythm patterns typical of modern groove/death metal.

Sources

Orbit Culture Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Richard Hansson, Orbit Culture Guitarist Gear | Equipboard “This has been through thick and thin… one of our crew fell on a stair, the whole neck snapped right off”: Swedish heavyweights Orbit Culture show us their ESP guitars – and tell us why the EverTune bridge was a game-changer | MusicRadar

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