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Riff Tone
Radiant Eclipse
Avenged Sevenfold
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarSchecter S-1 (Zacky Vengeance) or Gibson Les Paul Custom (Synyster Gates)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear confirmed for 'Waking the Fallen' album era. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationscooped but present midsslightly boosted trebleclear low endmodern metal crunchminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise synchronization between two guitarists and complex rhythm changes typical of early 2000s metalcore.
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Original Gear
GuitarSchecter S-1 (Zacky Vengeance) or Gibson Les Paul Custom (Synyster Gates)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear confirmed for 'Waking the Fallen' album era. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate note separationscooped but present midsslightly boosted trebleclear low endmodern metal crunchminimal ambiencefocused, compressed sound
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at a high tempo, with precise synchronization between two guitarists and complex rhythm changes typical of early 2000s metalcore.