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Riff Tone
Live Without Regrets
Amon Amarth
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte (Johan Söderberg, likely studio guitar for era)
AmpPeavey 6505 Head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2011 (Surtur Rising album). ESP Snakebyte and Peavey 6505 are confirmed as main gear for this era by Equipboard. Maxon OD808 Overdrive likely used as boost. No evidence of additional effects for riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp pick attackmodern metal clarityfocused and compressedminimal ambienceheavy, layered distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and string skipping, making it challenging for most players.
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Create Free AccountGuitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP Snakebyte (Johan Söderberg, likely studio guitar for era)
AmpPeavey 6505 Head
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2011 (Surtur Rising album). ESP Snakebyte and Peavey 6505 are confirmed as main gear for this era by Equipboard. Maxon OD808 Overdrive likely used as boost. No evidence of additional effects for riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, amp, and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp pick attackmodern metal clarityfocused and compressedminimal ambienceheavy, layered distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise rhythm and string skipping, making it challenging for most players.