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Riff Tone
Hit the Floor
Bullet for My Valentine
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for The Poison album)
AmpPeavey 5150 II (most likely studio amp for The Poison era, based on band interviews and genre conventions)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005 (The Poison album). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Hit the Floor' riff, but this matches the band's known setup for this album's rhythm tracks.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedcrisp trebleminimal ambiencepunchy low endmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metal, with some technical string skipping and rapid shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band interviews for The Poison album)
AmpPeavey 5150 II (most likely studio amp for The Poison era, based on band interviews and genre conventions)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2005 (The Poison album). No direct source confirms exact gear for 'Hit the Floor' riff, but this matches the band's known setup for this album's rhythm tracks.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedcrisp trebleminimal ambiencepunchy low endmodern metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting typical of modern metal, with some technical string skipping and rapid shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.