Riff Tone
Watch That Girl
Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300 (likely, based on Daron Malakian's studio use in Scars On Broadway era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (likely, based on Daron Malakian's known studio amp for Scars On Broadway recordings)
PickupsIbanez stock humbuckers (likely, ceramic magnet, high output)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (album release year). No direct evidence for this song's exact gear, but Daron is consistently associated with the Ibanez Iceman and Marshall JCM800 for Scars On Broadway studio work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambiencedry, up-front riff soundmodern metal crunchno obvious modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate palm muting and tight rhythm execution at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez Iceman IC300 (likely, based on Daron Malakian's studio use in Scars On Broadway era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (likely, based on Daron Malakian's known studio amp for Scars On Broadway recordings)
PickupsIbanez stock humbuckers (likely, ceramic magnet, high output)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (album release year). No direct evidence for this song's exact gear, but Daron is consistently associated with the Ibanez Iceman and Marshall JCM800 for Scars On Broadway studio work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionarticulate attackfocused low endslightly scooped midsminimal ambiencedry, up-front riff soundmodern metal crunchno obvious modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate palm muting and tight rhythm execution at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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