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Riff Tone

Downfall

Children of Bodom

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely ESP Alexi-200 or custom shop model, 1 bridge humbucker)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording, late 1990s/early 2000s era, high-gain metal amp)

Amp Settings

gain9.5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Downfall' (1999, Hatebreeder album). Alexi Laiho used his ESP signature guitar with a single bridge humbucker (EMG HZ H4) into a Peavey 5150 head. No evidence of multi-amp setups or additional guitars for the riff section. Settings are from forum sources and genre/era inference.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endrazor-sharp high endarticulate note separationminimal ambiencefast attackclear definition in fast riffs

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with accurate rhythm and string skipping, making it challenging for most players.

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