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Riff Tone
Forgive and Forget
Miss May I
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Prestige (likely RG1570 or similar, as used by Miss May I in this era)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (from 'Apologies Are For The Weak'). Gear confirmed from band interviews and rig rundowns for this album era. Live rig is nearly identical to studio setup for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp pick attackmodern metalcore clarityminimal ambiencefast attackfocused, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of metalcore, with precise rhythm and some technical string skipping, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Prestige (likely RG1570 or similar, as used by Miss May I in this era)
AmpPeavey 6505+ head
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (from 'Apologies Are For The Weak'). Gear confirmed from band interviews and rig rundowns for this album era. Live rig is nearly identical to studio setup for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp pick attackmodern metalcore clarityminimal ambiencefast attackfocused, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of metalcore, with precise rhythm and some technical string skipping, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.