Riff Tone
Swamped
Lacuna Coil
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG 7-string (likely RG7420 or RG7620, as used by Lacuna Coil in early 2000s)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most common for gothic/nu-metal in this era, and referenced for similar bands in Source 10)
PickupsDiMarzio or Ibanez stock humbuckers (exact model not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2002 (Comalies album). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model for 'Swamped' riff, but inferred from era, genre, and band’s known gear in early 2000s. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate attackcompressed rhythm tonedark and broodingfocused riff clarityminimal ambiencerolling, heavy soundpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG 7-string (likely RG7420 or RG7620, as used by Lacuna Coil in early 2000s)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most common for gothic/nu-metal in this era, and referenced for similar bands in Source 10)
PickupsDiMarzio or Ibanez stock humbuckers (exact model not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2002 (Comalies album). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model for 'Swamped' riff, but inferred from era, genre, and band’s known gear in early 2000s. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate attackcompressed rhythm tonedark and broodingfocused riff clarityminimal ambiencerolling, heavy soundpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise rhythm, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.