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Riff Tone
End of All Hope
Nightwish
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon Custom (Emppu Vuorinen's main guitar for Century Child era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Century Child era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear inferred from Emppu Vuorinen's known setup during the Century Child album sessions. No direct source confirms exact pedal/amp settings for this song, but ESP Horizon with EMG 81 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is widely documented for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcompressed and focusedboomy low endmodern metal clarityarticulate attackminimal ambiencedense, layered rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding precise rhythm and control to maintain clarity and aggression in a dense mix.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Horizon Custom (Emppu Vuorinen's main guitar for Century Child era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Century Child era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear inferred from Emppu Vuorinen's known setup during the Century Child album sessions. No direct source confirms exact pedal/amp settings for this song, but ESP Horizon with EMG 81 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is widely documented for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationcompressed and focusedboomy low endmodern metal clarityarticulate attackminimal ambiencedense, layered rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding precise rhythm and control to maintain clarity and aggression in a dense mix.