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Riff Tone
Deanne the Arsonist
Atreyu
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on Atreyu's 2004 era studio use)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and Atreyu's studio rig for The Curse)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004, The Curse album. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but Atreyu are widely documented using ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for heavy rhythm tones on this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambiencefast alternate pickingfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and precise timing typical of early 2000s metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on Atreyu's 2004 era studio use)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and Atreyu's studio rig for The Curse)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004, The Curse album. No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but Atreyu are widely documented using ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for heavy rhythm tones on this album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed dynamicsminimal ambiencefast alternate pickingfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, demanding strong right-hand technique and precise timing typical of early 2000s metalcore.