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Riff Tone

Manic

Wage War

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 Baritone (likely, based on band/era/genre and typical Wage War gear, but not confirmed for this specific recording)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre and band history, but not confirmed for this specific recording)

Amp Settings

gain9
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2021 (album release year). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for 'Manic' riff, but this is consistent with Wage War's known studio gear for this era. Tuning for 'Manic' riff is C Standard with lowest string dropped to F. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond high-gain amp and noise gate for riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive low endscooped midsmodern metalcore clarityhigh-gain saturationarticulate rhythmcompressed and noise-gatedno ambient effectsdry and focusedvery low tuning for heaviness

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, precise picking and tight palm muting in a very low tuning, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore. Not beginner, but not extreme technicality.

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