Riff Tone
You Destroy You
Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson Les Paul SG Standard
AmpDave Friedman-modded 1970s Marshall JMP100
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateMXR MXR Smart Gate Pro
Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (Addicted to the Violence album era). Daron Malakian is known to use this SG and Marshall JMP100 for Scars on Broadway studio work post-Mezmerize/Hypnotize. No evidence of guitar layering for this album; single guitar track likely. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainfocused midrange puncharticulate attackchunky, modern metal riffingminimal ambienceclear note separationslight top-end sizzlecontrolled low-end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a high tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metal. While not technically virtuosic, the precision and stamina required make it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Gibson Les Paul SG Standard
AmpDave Friedman-modded 1970s Marshall JMP100
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb1
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateMXR MXR Smart Gate Pro
Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (Addicted to the Violence album era). Daron Malakian is known to use this SG and Marshall JMP100 for Scars on Broadway studio work post-Mezmerize/Hypnotize. No evidence of guitar layering for this album; single guitar track likely. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainfocused midrange puncharticulate attackchunky, modern metal riffingminimal ambienceclear note separationslight top-end sizzlecontrolled low-end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast alternate picking at a high tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metal. While not technically virtuosic, the precision and stamina required make it moderately challenging.
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