Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
My Heartstrings Come Undone
Demon Hunter
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band member gear)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band gear trends)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (The Triptych sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/85 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistent with Demon Hunter's studio gear for heavy riff sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrunchy distortioncompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritythick, saturated rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on slow, heavy, palm-muted power chords in a down-tuned setting, requiring tight rhythm but not advanced technique.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and band member gear)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band gear trends)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004 (The Triptych sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/85 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistent with Demon Hunter's studio gear for heavy riff sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrunchy distortioncompressed and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metalcore claritythick, saturated rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on slow, heavy, palm-muted power chords in a down-tuned setting, requiring tight rhythm but not advanced technique.