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Riff Tone
I'd Rather Not Say
Boundaries
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarLikely ESP LTD EC-1000 or similar modern metal guitar
AmpHigh-gain modern tube amp (likely Peavey 5150/6505 or EVH 5150III, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, released 2022. No direct confirmation of exact gear for this song's riff section. Gear inferred from genre, era, and band’s typical setup in live/studio contexts.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midssaturated high-gain distortionarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedlow-end punchminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritystudio-polished heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with tight rhythm and noise control typical of modern metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarLikely ESP LTD EC-1000 or similar modern metal guitar
AmpHigh-gain modern tube amp (likely Peavey 5150/6505 or EVH 5150III, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, released 2022. No direct confirmation of exact gear for this song's riff section. Gear inferred from genre, era, and band’s typical setup in live/studio contexts.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midssaturated high-gain distortionarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedlow-end punchminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritystudio-polished heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with tight rhythm and noise control typical of modern metalcore.