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Warm Safe Place

Staind

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely, based on era and Staind's gear for 'Break the Cycle')

AmpDiezel VH4

PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2001. Gear inferred from Staind's 'Break the Cycle' album era and high-gain amp preferences. No direct source for exact guitar model on this track, but PRS Custom 24 and Diezel VH4 are strongly associated with Aaron Lewis in this period.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivedark and heavyarticulate palm-muted chugsdeep low-end punchmodern high-gain saturationslightly scooped midsfocused and aggressiveclear note separationminimal ambiencecompressed attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic accuracy in a down-tuned setting, but does not involve complex lead work or advanced techniques.

Sources

Warm safe place tuning (guitar) : r/Staind - Reddit Staind – Break the Cycle - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard A Timeline of High–Gain Amplifiers in Heavy Music Staind - Break the Cycle // Album Discussion // "20 Years of Nu-Metal"

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Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely, based on era and Staind's gear for 'Break the Cycle')

AmpDiezel VH4

PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Sources

Warm safe place tuning (guitar) : r/Staind - Reddit Staind – Break the Cycle - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard A Timeline of High–Gain Amplifiers in Heavy Music Staind - Break the Cycle // Album Discussion // "20 Years of Nu-Metal"

Notes

Studio recording, 2001. Gear inferred from Staind's 'Break the Cycle' album era and high-gain amp preferences. No direct source for exact guitar model on this track, but PRS Custom 24 and Diezel VH4 are strongly associated with Aaron Lewis in this period.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivedark and heavyarticulate palm-muted chugsdeep low-end punchmodern high-gain saturationslightly scooped midsfocused and aggressiveclear note separationminimal ambiencecompressed attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic accuracy in a down-tuned setting, but does not involve complex lead work or advanced techniques.

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