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Riff Tone
Hope Dies With the Decadent
Carnifex
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on Carnifex's era-appropriate gear and genre conventions)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on genre, era, and band interviews for similar albums)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007-2008 era. No direct evidence for this specific song, but Carnifex are known for using ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Peavey 6505/5150 amps for their early deathcore recordings. No evidence of live rig or alternate studio setup for this track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp high endminimal ambiencecompressed and noise-freefocused modern metal rhythmfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise timing and control to maintain clarity in a dense, high-gain mix.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on Carnifex's era-appropriate gear and genre conventions)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (likely, based on genre, era, and band interviews for similar albums)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007-2008 era. No direct evidence for this specific song, but Carnifex are known for using ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Peavey 6505/5150 amps for their early deathcore recordings. No evidence of live rig or alternate studio setup for this track.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp high endminimal ambiencecompressed and noise-freefocused modern metal rhythmfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast picking and palm muting at high speed, with precise timing and control to maintain clarity in a dense, high-gain mix.