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Riff Tone
Rx Queen
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Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (7-string, likely custom shop, as used by Stephen Carpenter on White Pony sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (primary studio amp for White Pony era, as confirmed by interviews and gear rundowns)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000. Stephen Carpenter tracked with his ESP 7-string and Marshall JCM800 for heavy rhythm parts on White Pony. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedpercussive palm mutingdark and heavyarticulate low endslightly scooped midsmodern nu-metal attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceaggressive pick attackdense, layered rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires solid palm muting and timing, but uses straightforward power chords and does not involve advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Stef B-7 (7-string, likely custom shop, as used by Stephen Carpenter on White Pony sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (primary studio amp for White Pony era, as confirmed by interviews and gear rundowns)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000. Stephen Carpenter tracked with his ESP 7-string and Marshall JCM800 for heavy rhythm parts on White Pony. No evidence of live or alternate gear for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedpercussive palm mutingdark and heavyarticulate low endslightly scooped midsmodern nu-metal attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceaggressive pick attackdense, layered rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires solid palm muting and timing, but uses straightforward power chords and does not involve advanced techniques.