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Riff Tone
Make Believe
Memphis May Fire
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (likely USA Core model, as used by Kellen McGregor in studio)
AmpFractal Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150 model for riff tone)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2021 (album release year). Gear confirmed for Memphis May Fire studio use, but exact amp model within Axe-Fx II not specified in sources. Tuning is Drop A# per multiple cover sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackmodern, polished metalcoreheavy low-end punchclear note separationcrunchy, intense rhythmcontrolled, non-fuzzy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, fast alternate picking, and tight rhythm control under high-gain settings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (likely USA Core model, as used by Kellen McGregor in studio)
AmpFractal Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150 model for riff tone)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2021 (album release year). Gear confirmed for Memphis May Fire studio use, but exact amp model within Axe-Fx II not specified in sources. Tuning is Drop A# per multiple cover sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackmodern, polished metalcoreheavy low-end punchclear note separationcrunchy, intense rhythmcontrolled, non-fuzzy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting, fast alternate picking, and tight rhythm control under high-gain settings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.