Riff Tone
The Guillotine
Escape the Fate
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for this album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on genre, era, and typical band setup for 2006 post-hardcore/metalcore)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2006, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song/section; inferred from band/genre/era norms and visible live/studio photos from the period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackcompressed and modernclear note separationslightly scooped but not hollowfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight rhythm, typical of metalcore; string skipping and rapid transitions add to the technical challenge.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for this album)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on genre, era, and typical band setup for 2006 post-hardcore/metalcore)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)
Sources
Notes
Studio recording, 2006, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion album. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song/section; inferred from band/genre/era norms and visible live/studio photos from the period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackcompressed and modernclear note separationslightly scooped but not hollowfocused attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight rhythm, typical of metalcore; string skipping and rapid transitions add to the technical challenge.
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