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Riff Tone
Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)
Shinedown
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Singlecut (likely Tremonti Signature, as used by Zach Myers in this era)
AmpDiezel Herbert (via Axe-Fx II patch, studio recording era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 era. Zach Myers used a PRS Singlecut with high-output humbuckers and Axe-Fx II with Diezel Herbert amp model for the main riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain cruncharticulate note separationmodern metal rhythm attacklow-end punchclear pick attackfocused midrangecontrolled feedbackslight room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking with tight timing and control over high-gain noise, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Singlecut (likely Tremonti Signature, as used by Zach Myers in this era)
AmpDiezel Herbert (via Axe-Fx II patch, studio recording era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 era. Zach Myers used a PRS Singlecut with high-output humbuckers and Axe-Fx II with Diezel Herbert amp model for the main riff. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain cruncharticulate note separationmodern metal rhythm attacklow-end punchclear pick attackfocused midrangecontrolled feedbackslight room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking with tight timing and control over high-gain noise, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.