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Riff Tone

Culture Shock

Polyphia

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarIbanez RG652AHM (HSS configuration, likely Tim Henson's main guitar for Renaissance era)
AmpLikely digital amp modeling (Bias FX or similar), no evidence of specific tube amp used on studio recording

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass4

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2016 (Renaissance album). Polyphia are known to use amp sims and plugins in the studio for this era. No evidence of a specific physical amp or pedalboard for the riff section of 'Culture Shock'.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivebright and articulatecompressed and snappyclean with slight edge of breakupmodern and polishedlow bass for claritychorus shimmerdynamic response to pickingstudio-processed clarityno heavy saturation

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced rhythmic precision, hybrid picking, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and articulation at moderate tempo with complex note groupings.

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