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Riff Tone
MONSTERS
Shinedown
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Zach Myers Signature
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 2018/2019 era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'MONSTERS' (Attention Attention, 2018/2019). Zach Myers has confirmed the use of two Marshall JCM800s as the main amps on the record. The PRS SE Zach Myers Signature is his primary guitar for this era. No explicit mention of live rig for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern hard rock saturationarticulate low endfocused midrangepunchy rhythmcompressed dynamicsclear note separationcontrolled feedbackslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level palm muting, tight rhythm, and control of high-gain noise, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Zach Myers Signature
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 2018/2019 era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'MONSTERS' (Attention Attention, 2018/2019). Zach Myers has confirmed the use of two Marshall JCM800s as the main amps on the record. The PRS SE Zach Myers Signature is his primary guitar for this era. No explicit mention of live rig for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern hard rock saturationarticulate low endfocused midrangepunchy rhythmcompressed dynamicsclear note separationcontrolled feedbackslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level palm muting, tight rhythm, and control of high-gain noise, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.