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Riff Tone
Evolution (The Grand Design)
SYMPHONY X
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP M-II Custom (Romeo's main guitar in late 1990s studio recordings)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for V: The New Mythology Suite era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear based on Michael Romeo's known studio setup for this album. No direct studio documentation for this song, but consistent with era and genre. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain rhythmscooped but present midschunky low endclear note separationmodern metal saturationfast attackminimal ambiencecompressed, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff section demands advanced right-hand technique, tight palm muting, and precise synchronization at high speed, making it very challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP M-II Custom (Romeo's main guitar in late 1990s studio recordings)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for V: The New Mythology Suite era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear based on Michael Romeo's known studio setup for this album. No direct studio documentation for this song, but consistent with era and genre. No evidence of live gear or alternate guitars for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingarticulate high-gain rhythmscooped but present midschunky low endclear note separationmodern metal saturationfast attackminimal ambiencecompressed, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff section demands advanced right-hand technique, tight palm muting, and precise synchronization at high speed, making it very challenging for most players.