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Riff Tone

Awake

Godsmack

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, year 2000. Tony Rombola is confirmed to have used a Les Paul Standard and Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier for Godsmack's 'Awake' album era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this specific riff section. No evidence of additional amp layering or alternate amp models for the main riff.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal voicingclear note separation under distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its aggressive palm muting, precise rhythm, and control of string noise under high-gain settings, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

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