Riff Tone
We Are the Ones to Fall
Santa Cruz
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely E-II or LTD EC series, as used by Johnny Cruz in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, typical for modern glam/hard rock/metal in 2010s)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, released 2015. No direct source confirms exact amp/guitar, but ESP Eclipse with EMG pickups and Marshall JCM800 are strongly indicated by band/era/genre and visual evidence from playthroughs. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated, compressed distortionarticulate pick attackchunky low endcutting upper midsclear note separation under gainminimal ambient reverbmodern metal clarityhigh output, active pickup punch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, with precise timing to lock in with delay repeats and maintain clarity under heavy distortion.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely E-II or LTD EC series, as used by Johnny Cruz in this era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, typical for modern glam/hard rock/metal in 2010s)
PickupsEMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
mid5
treble7.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, released 2015. No direct source confirms exact amp/guitar, but ESP Eclipse with EMG pickups and Marshall JCM800 are strongly indicated by band/era/genre and visual evidence from playthroughs. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated, compressed distortionarticulate pick attackchunky low endcutting upper midsclear note separation under gainminimal ambient reverbmodern metal clarityhigh output, active pickup punch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high gain, with precise timing to lock in with delay repeats and maintain clarity under heavy distortion.