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Riff Tone
7 Words
Vitamin String Quartet
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown electric violin (Vitamin String Quartet arrangement, not guitar)
AmpUnknown (no evidence of specific amp model for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Vitamin String Quartet's '7 Words' is a string quartet cover of Deftones; riff section features distorted electric violin/cello, not electric guitar. No evidence of traditional guitar/amp/pedal rig. Year: 2010s+.
Tone Character(8)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm-muted attackhigh-gain saturationcompressed and articulatecrunchy texturemetal-inspired riffingsustained power chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive bowing or picking technique, fast tempo, and precise rhythmic control to match the metal-inspired attack and articulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown electric violin (Vitamin String Quartet arrangement, not guitar)
AmpUnknown (no evidence of specific amp model for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Vitamin String Quartet's '7 Words' is a string quartet cover of Deftones; riff section features distorted electric violin/cello, not electric guitar. No evidence of traditional guitar/amp/pedal rig. Year: 2010s+.
Tone Character(8)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm-muted attackhigh-gain saturationcompressed and articulatecrunchy texturemetal-inspired riffingsustained power chord voicings
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive bowing or picking technique, fast tempo, and precise rhythmic control to match the metal-inspired attack and articulation.