Riff Tone
The One
Kevin Sherwood & Elena Siegman
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Schecter or ESP, model not confirmed)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150, not confirmed)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Call of Duty: World at War release). No official rig rundown or studio documentation found for this specific track. All instruments performed by Kevin Sherwood at Treyarch studio. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical studio practices for metal rhythm guitar in late 2000s.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped mids for clarityaggressive palm mutingarticulate low endcrisp high endfocused, saturated distortionminimal ambiencemodern metal rhythmhigh-output humbucker claritycontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting, precise alternate picking, and clean execution of syncopated rhythms typical of modern metal, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Schecter or ESP, model not confirmed)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150, not confirmed)
PickupsHumbucker (exact model unknown, likely high-output passive)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Call of Duty: World at War release). No official rig rundown or studio documentation found for this specific track. All instruments performed by Kevin Sherwood at Treyarch studio. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical studio practices for metal rhythm guitar in late 2000s.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped mids for clarityaggressive palm mutingarticulate low endcrisp high endfocused, saturated distortionminimal ambiencemodern metal rhythmhigh-output humbucker claritycontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting, precise alternate picking, and clean execution of syncopated rhythms typical of modern metal, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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