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Riff Tone
Making Circles
Currents
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RGIR or RGIX, 6 or 7-string, with active pickups)
AmpAxe-Fx II or Kemper Profiler (modern digital amp modeler, studio recording context; no evidence of tube amp use on this track)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2023 (from 'The Death We Seek' album). Currents are known for using digital amp modelers (Axe-Fx, Kemper) in the studio and live. No evidence of analog tube amps or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endclear note separationcompressed and modernminimal ambiencedense and layeredstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with tight rhythmic precision and muting to maintain note clarity in a dense mix.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez RG Series (likely RGIR or RGIX, 6 or 7-string, with active pickups)
AmpAxe-Fx II or Kemper Profiler (modern digital amp modeler, studio recording context; no evidence of tube amp use on this track)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2023 (from 'The Death We Seek' album). Currents are known for using digital amp modelers (Axe-Fx, Kemper) in the studio and live. No evidence of analog tube amps or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugsscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endclear note separationcompressed and modernminimal ambiencedense and layeredstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate palm muting and alternate picking at high gain, with tight rhythmic precision and muting to maintain note clarity in a dense mix.