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Riff Tone

Knives and Pens

Black Veil Brides

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter Tempest Standard
AmpMarshall AVT150H Half Stack

Amp Settings

gain8
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Gear confirmed via music video for 'Knives and Pens' (2009 studio version). Chris Bluser is seen playing a Schecter Tempest Standard through a Marshall AVT150H. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section. Studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainarticulate pick attackslightly scooped midscrisp treble bitemodern metalcore punchclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting typical of metalcore, with precise rhythm and note separation. While not extremely technical, the speed and precision needed make it moderately challenging.

This tone has been researched 8 times by the community

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