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Riff Tone
Numbered Days
Killswitch Engage
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (bridge pickup swapped for Seymour Duncan Hot Rails)
AmpPeavey 5150
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear confirmed for 'Alive or Just Breathing' album sessions. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationthick low-end punchclear and articulate attackdry, unprocessed soundfast, staccato riffingbridge pickup biteminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive down-picking, precise palm muting, and tight rhythm execution at a high tempo, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (bridge pickup swapped for Seymour Duncan Hot Rails)
AmpPeavey 5150
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear confirmed for 'Alive or Just Breathing' album sessions. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song/era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationthick low-end punchclear and articulate attackdry, unprocessed soundfast, staccato riffingbridge pickup biteminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive down-picking, precise palm muting, and tight rhythm execution at a high tempo, making it challenging for most players.