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Riff Tone
Denial
Sevendust
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for Home album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most probable for 1999 Sevendust studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for 'Denial', but band interviews and era photos indicate ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps were standard for the 'Home' album sessions.
Tone Character(10)
deep and sludgytight palm-muted chugsaggressive and percussivescooped midsmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedpunchy low endslightly gritty textureraw, heavy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm in a low tuning, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for Home album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most probable for 1999 Sevendust studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1999. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for 'Denial', but band interviews and era photos indicate ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps were standard for the 'Home' album sessions.
Tone Character(10)
deep and sludgytight palm-muted chugsaggressive and percussivescooped midsmodern nu-metal saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedpunchy low endslightly gritty textureraw, heavy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm in a low tuning, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.