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Riff Tone
Hell Above
Pierce the Veil
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (exact model for Vic Fuentes on Collide With The Sky era, as seen in live/studio photos and performances)
AmpOrange Rockerverb 100 MKII Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Collide With The Sky album). Gear confirmed for album era; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No explicit pedalboard or effect chain for this song's studio recording found.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainclear note separationslightly scooped midscrisp, biting treblecontrolled low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern post-hardcore/metalcore rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight rhythm and clean note separation, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (exact model for Vic Fuentes on Collide With The Sky era, as seen in live/studio photos and performances)
AmpOrange Rockerverb 100 MKII Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (Collide With The Sky album). Gear confirmed for album era; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No explicit pedalboard or effect chain for this song's studio recording found.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainclear note separationslightly scooped midscrisp, biting treblecontrolled low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern post-hardcore/metalcore rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight rhythm and clean note separation, making it challenging for most intermediate players.