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Riff Tone
Better Off This Way
A Day to Remember
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505+
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'What Separates Me from You'. Guitarist Neil Westfall is known to use ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG pickups and Peavey 6505+ for heavy rhythm tones in this era. No direct studio photo for this song, but this is the documented setup for the album's riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackslightly scooped midscompressed and focusedclear note separationheavy, driving riffminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex rhythms.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000
AmpPeavey 6505+
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'What Separates Me from You'. Guitarist Neil Westfall is known to use ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG pickups and Peavey 6505+ for heavy rhythm tones in this era. No direct studio photo for this song, but this is the documented setup for the album's riff sections.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackslightly scooped midscompressed and focusedclear note separationheavy, driving riffminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmpunchy low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex rhythms.