Riff Tone

Tears Don't Fall, Pt. 2

Bullet for My Valentine

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000

AmpKemper Profiler Rack (profiled high-gain amp, likely based on Peavey 5150/6505 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge) / EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

overdriveMXR MXR ZW44 Zakk Wylde Overdrive

Notes

Studio recording, 2015 era. Michael Paget is seen using the ESP LTD EC-1000 in the official video for 'Tears Don't Fall, Pt. 2'. Kemper Profiler Rack was used for album 'Venom' (2015), which includes this song. Settings are estimated based on typical metalcore tones and Paget's known rig for this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackclear note separationcontrolled feedbackminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunchcompressed dynamics

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, with tight rhythm and dynamic control typical of modern metalcore.

Sources

Michael Paget, Bullet for My Valentine Guitarist Gear - Equipboard

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