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Riff Tone
Crossing the Rubicon (feat. NOTHING MORE, Jonny Hawkins & Mark Vollelunga)
Sabaton
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B (likely, based on Sabaton's and Mark Vollelunga's typical studio 7-string/baritone use for heavy riffing, but not confirmed for this exact recording)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (estimated, as this is a common Sabaton studio amp for heavy rhythm, and Nothing More's Mark Vollelunga is known for high-gain amps, but not confirmed for this exact session)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2024 release. No direct confirmation of exact guitar/amp for this song's riff section; estimation based on genre, artist, and era. Mark Vollelunga is featured, but no source gives his exact gear for this session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated distortionarticulate low endaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedpunchy attackclear note separationslightly scooped midscontrolled high end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metal, with some string skipping and rhythmic precision, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP E-II Horizon NT-7B (likely, based on Sabaton's and Mark Vollelunga's typical studio 7-string/baritone use for heavy riffing, but not confirmed for this exact recording)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (estimated, as this is a common Sabaton studio amp for heavy rhythm, and Nothing More's Mark Vollelunga is known for high-gain amps, but not confirmed for this exact session)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2024 release. No direct confirmation of exact guitar/amp for this song's riff section; estimation based on genre, artist, and era. Mark Vollelunga is featured, but no source gives his exact gear for this session.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated distortionarticulate low endaggressive palm mutingmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedpunchy attackclear note separationslightly scooped midscontrolled high end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metal, with some string skipping and rhythmic precision, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.