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Riff Tone
Detonation
Trivium
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson KV2 King V (Corey Beaulieu) or Gibson Les Paul Custom (Matt Heafy)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006, The Crusade album. Gear inferred from era and album session sources. No explicit confirmation for Detonation riff section, but these were the main guitars/amps used for heavy rhythm on The Crusade.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackmid-forwardslightly dryscratchy high endcompressedmodern thrash characterlow noise
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson KV2 King V (Corey Beaulieu) or Gibson Les Paul Custom (Matt Heafy)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2006, The Crusade album. Gear inferred from era and album session sources. No explicit confirmation for Detonation riff section, but these were the main guitars/amps used for heavy rhythm on The Crusade.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate attackmid-forwardslightly dryscratchy high endcompressedmodern thrash characterlow noise
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise rhythm and aggressive attack, making it challenging for most intermediate players.