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Riff Tone
Convalescence
Darkest Hour
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, as used by Kris Norris on Undoing Ruin)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter head, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Undoing Ruin' (2005). Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band interviews for this album. No direct source for Convalescence-specific rig, but this is the documented studio setup for main riffs on this record.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackdry and focusedhigh-gain saturationarticulate rhythm clarityminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm patterns and string skipping typical of modern metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, as used by Kris Norris on Undoing Ruin)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter head, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Undoing Ruin' (2005). Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band interviews for this album. No direct source for Convalescence-specific rig, but this is the documented studio setup for main riffs on this record.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midschunky low endrazor-sharp pick attackdry and focusedhigh-gain saturationarticulate rhythm clarityminimal ambiencemodern metalcore crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with complex rhythm patterns and string skipping typical of modern metalcore.