Riff Tone

The Evil Eye

Six Feet Under

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP guitar (exact model unknown, likely Eclipse or similar, as used by Allen West in this era)

AmpPeavey 5150 (tube amp, as referenced by Six Feet Under guitarists for heavy rhythm tones in the 1990s/2000s)

PickupsEMG 81 active humbucker (bridge position, as referenced for Six Feet Under guitarists in the era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Haunted album). No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this song's riff section. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in use for the riff section; signal is likely guitar → amp. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp model. No evidence of effects loop or studio rack effects for the riff.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endrazor-sharp claritydry, unprocessed soundfast note decayfocused, modern death metal rhythm

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level technique due to fast, tight palm muting and precise downpicking, but does not involve advanced lead work or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Six Feet Under... And Rising. | Guitar World

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