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Riff Tone

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Bullet for My Valentine

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpMarshall JCM 2000 TSL 100

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2004-2005 era. Guitarist Michael 'Padge' Paget is known to have used ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG pickups and Marshall JCM 2000 TSL 100 for 'The Poison' album sessions. Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab used for live and likely studio. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationcrisp and defined highspunchy low endmodern metalcore clarityminimal ambiencefocused attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and palm muting typical of metalcore, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

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