Riff Tone
Within Destruction
As I Lay Dying
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for this album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2007 An Ocean Between Us era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2007. No direct source for this exact song, but all available interviews and live photos from this era show Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso using ESP guitars with EMG pickups into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for rhythm tracks. No evidence of alternate gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcutting high endminimal ambiencemodern metalcore attackcontrolled feedbackfocused, clear rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of modern metalcore.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for this album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, 2007 An Ocean Between Us era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble6.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise Gate pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2007. No direct source for this exact song, but all available interviews and live photos from this era show Nick Hipa and Phil Sgrosso using ESP guitars with EMG pickups into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for rhythm tracks. No evidence of alternate gear for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcutting high endminimal ambiencemodern metalcore attackcontrolled feedbackfocused, clear rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of modern metalcore.
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