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Riff Tone
Ascendancy
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter) head into Mesa 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Ascendancy' (2004-2005). Rhythm guitars tracked with Peavey 5150 into Mesa 4x12. No evidence of live/touring rig or later amp models used for the original album. No evidence of 7-string guitars on this song; Drop D tuning confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedrazor-sharp riffingclear note separationminimal ambiencemodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise synchronization between both hands, typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter) head into Mesa 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Ascendancy' (2004-2005). Rhythm guitars tracked with Peavey 5150 into Mesa 4x12. No evidence of live/touring rig or later amp models used for the original album. No evidence of 7-string guitars on this song; Drop D tuning confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midrangeaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedrazor-sharp riffingclear note separationminimal ambiencemodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise synchronization between both hands, typical of modern metal rhythm guitar.