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Riff Tone
Cold Hard Truth
Fox Lake
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely extended range solid body electric, possibly 7-string or baritone, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain amp such as Peavey 5150/6505, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, or similar, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
No direct sources found for Fox Lake's 'Cold Hard Truth' studio recording gear. All gear is estimated based on genre (modern metalcore/nu-metal), era (2020s), and typical band setups. No evidence of live-specific settings; assumed studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing rhythm tonefast attackcompressed noise floorminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise rhythm control typical of modern metalcore, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme technicality.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely extended range solid body electric, possibly 7-string or baritone, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain amp such as Peavey 5150/6505, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, or similar, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
No direct sources found for Fox Lake's 'Cold Hard Truth' studio recording gear. All gear is estimated based on genre (modern metalcore/nu-metal), era (2020s), and typical band setups. No evidence of live-specific settings; assumed studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing rhythm tonefast attackcompressed noise floorminimal ambiencemodern metalcore clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise rhythm control typical of modern metalcore, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme technicality.