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Riff Tone
I Will Not Bow
Breaking Benjamin
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, as used by Ben Burnley in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp, typical for Breaking Benjamin in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews for 'Dear Agony' album. No direct source for exact gear on this song, but PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are widely documented as Ben Burnley's main studio setup for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endslightly compressedfocused and modernminimal ambienceclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm playing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, as used by Ben Burnley in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp, typical for Breaking Benjamin in this era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews for 'Dear Agony' album. No direct source for exact gear on this song, but PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are widely documented as Ben Burnley's main studio setup for this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackchunky low endslightly compressedfocused and modernminimal ambienceclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm playing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.