Riff Tone

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Coheed and Cambria

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio Vintage Sunburst (EMG pickups)

AmpBogner Uberschall 100W Head into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

wahDunlop Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Notes

Studio recording, 2005 (Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness). Travis Stever played the main riff section with this setup. Claudio Sanchez used a Gibson EDS-1275 for other parts, but the main riff is confirmed to be Travis on the Les Paul with EMGs through the Bogner Uberschall. No evidence of Axe-FX or digital modeling on the original studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate pick attackchunky low endslightly scooped midsmodern high-gain clarityclear note separationsustained power chordsactive pickup punchpercussive rhythm

Difficulty

The main riff requires tight, fast alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, as well as string skipping and wide power chord stretches, making it challenging for most intermediate players.