Riff Tone

What Lies Beneath

Breaking Benjamin

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Standard 22

AmpMarshall JCM2000 Dual Super Lead

PickupsPRS humbuckers (likely Dragon II or HFS/Vintage Bass, as per PRS Standard 22 spec)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2009-2010 (Dear Agony era). Clean tones likely from Marshall JCM2000; Soldano SLO 100 used for heavy tones per Equipboard. No explicit mention of pedals or effects for clean section in sources.

Tone Character(10)

clean and articulatewarm neck pickup soundslightly compressedtight low endpresent but not harsh midssubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulationstudio clarityno breakup or drivefull-bodied clean

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate chord voicings and dynamic control to maintain clarity and avoid amp breakup, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

Benjamin Burnley, Breaking Benjamin Singer & Guitarist Gear | Equipboard

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