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Riff Tone
Bones Exposed
Of Mice & Men
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RGIR20FE or similar, as used by Alan Ashby and Phil Manansala in 2013-2014 era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or Multi-Watt, as used by band in Restoring Force era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013-2014 (Restoring Force album sessions). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and live/studio photos. No direct source for exact model for this song, but this was the band's standard setup for heavy rhythm sections at the time.
Tone Character(10)
crunchytight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm-muted chugsmodern metalcore saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedbrutal low endhigh-output active pickup clarityminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a fast tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RGIR20FE or similar, as used by Alan Ashby and Phil Manansala in 2013-2014 era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev F or Multi-Watt, as used by band in Restoring Force era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013-2014 (Restoring Force album sessions). Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and live/studio photos. No direct source for exact model for this song, but this was the band's standard setup for heavy rhythm sections at the time.
Tone Character(10)
crunchytight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm-muted chugsmodern metalcore saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedbrutal low endhigh-output active pickup clarityminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a fast tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore.