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Riff Tone
Apathy Is a Cold Body
Poison the Well
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely early 2000s, as used by Ryan Primack on 'You Come Before You')
AmpPRS Archon (for high-gain rhythm) and Bad Cat Lynx (dual amp setup, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Ryan Primack ran both PRS Archon and Bad Cat Lynx amps simultaneously for the album. Gear confirmed by Premier Guitar rig rundown. Settings estimated based on amp type and genre, as no direct studio knob settings are published.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate pick attackmodern metalcore claritypunchy low endslightly scooped midscrisp high enddense, layered guitarscontrolled feedbackno audible modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking to maintain clarity and punch at a moderate tempo, with dynamic shifts typical of metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely early 2000s, as used by Ryan Primack on 'You Come Before You')
AmpPRS Archon (for high-gain rhythm) and Bad Cat Lynx (dual amp setup, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Ryan Primack ran both PRS Archon and Bad Cat Lynx amps simultaneously for the album. Gear confirmed by Premier Guitar rig rundown. Settings estimated based on amp type and genre, as no direct studio knob settings are published.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate pick attackmodern metalcore claritypunchy low endslightly scooped midscrisp high enddense, layered guitarscontrolled feedbackno audible modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking to maintain clarity and punch at a moderate tempo, with dynamic shifts typical of metalcore.