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Riff Tone
At Dawn's First Light
Amon Amarth
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte (Johan Söderberg signature, likely used for riff section on 'At Dawn's First Light')
AmpKemper Profiler (profiled from EVH 5150 III with Maxon OD808 in front)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (Jomsviking album). Guitarist Johan Söderberg confirmed use of Kemper Profiler with EVH 5150 III profile and Maxon OD808 for rhythm tones. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for riff section. Settings estimated based on typical 5150 III rhythm tones and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midshigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationfocused low endcrisp, defined highsdense, layered distortionminimal ambiencemodern high-gain clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, characteristic of modern melodic death metal rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte (Johan Söderberg signature, likely used for riff section on 'At Dawn's First Light')
AmpKemper Profiler (profiled from EVH 5150 III with Maxon OD808 in front)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 (Jomsviking album). Guitarist Johan Söderberg confirmed use of Kemper Profiler with EVH 5150 III profile and Maxon OD808 for rhythm tones. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for riff section. Settings estimated based on typical 5150 III rhythm tones and genre.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped but present midshigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationfocused low endcrisp, defined highsdense, layered distortionminimal ambiencemodern high-gain clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight timing, characteristic of modern melodic death metal rhythm guitar.