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Riff Tone
Architect of Pain
Exodus
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL1 or custom shop, as used by Gary Holt on 'Blood In, Blood Out')
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (profiled high-gain amp, likely Mesa/Marshall profile)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2014. Gear confirmed for album 'Blood In, Blood Out' but not for specific song section. No explicit pedal or amp model details for 'Architect of Pain' riff; inference based on era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
thick and beefytight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsmodern high-gain saturationarticulate riff definitionheavy low endchunky rhythmclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and precise articulation to maintain clarity.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (likely SL1 or custom shop, as used by Gary Holt on 'Blood In, Blood Out')
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (profiled high-gain amp, likely Mesa/Marshall profile)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2014. Gear confirmed for album 'Blood In, Blood Out' but not for specific song section. No explicit pedal or amp model details for 'Architect of Pain' riff; inference based on era and genre.
Tone Character(10)
thick and beefytight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midsmodern high-gain saturationarticulate riff definitionheavy low endchunky rhythmclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high gain, with complex rhythm patterns and precise articulation to maintain clarity.