Riff Tone
Tear Away
Drowning Pool
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (black, used for drop C tuning on Sinner album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead
PickupsPRS Tremonti humbuckers (high output, ceramic magnet)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sinner album). Guitar and amp confirmed for 'Tear Away' riff by video and gear lists. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midschunky low endmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate pick attackfocused, compressed rhythmminimal ambiencecontrolled sustaindry, in-your-face distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and consistent picking in drop C tuning, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.
Sources
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (black, used for drop C tuning on Sinner album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead
PickupsPRS Tremonti humbuckers (high output, ceramic magnet)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Sinner album). Guitar and amp confirmed for 'Tear Away' riff by video and gear lists. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the main riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midschunky low endmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate pick attackfocused, compressed rhythmminimal ambiencecontrolled sustaindry, in-your-face distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and consistent picking in drop C tuning, but uses straightforward power chord shapes and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.