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Riff Tone
Cute Boring Love
Blindside
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Gibson Les Paul or similar humbucker-equipped guitar, based on era and genre)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Marshall JCM series, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model for 'Cute Boring Love' studio recording. No official rig rundown or session notes found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical Blindside tones from the 'Silence' (2002) album. Studio recording, 2002.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingchunky rhythm tonearticulate high endcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencedry, modern distortionheavy low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast, precise picking, typical of early 2000s post-hardcore/metal. While not extremely technical, it demands good right-hand control and rhythmic accuracy.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Gibson Les Paul or similar humbucker-equipped guitar, based on era and genre)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Marshall JCM series, based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model for 'Cute Boring Love' studio recording. No official rig rundown or session notes found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical Blindside tones from the 'Silence' (2002) album. Studio recording, 2002.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingchunky rhythm tonearticulate high endcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencedry, modern distortionheavy low endclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and fast, precise picking, typical of early 2000s post-hardcore/metal. While not extremely technical, it demands good right-hand control and rhythmic accuracy.