Riff Tone
The Darkest Nights
As I Lay Dying
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, Shadows Are Security (2005). Rhythm guitars tracked with Peavey 6505; SLO-100 used for leads per forum consensus. Drop C tuning. No confirmed pedal use for rhythm section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcrisp attacktight low endminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarityfocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of metalcore.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, Shadows Are Security (2005). Rhythm guitars tracked with Peavey 6505; SLO-100 used for leads per forum consensus. Drop C tuning. No confirmed pedal use for rhythm section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcrisp attacktight low endminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarityfocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of metalcore.
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