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Riff Tone
RYOUJOKU NO AME
DIR EN GREY
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom shop, as used by Kaoru and Die in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Dir En Grey's heavy tones in 2006-2007 studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (The Marrow of a Bone album). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but ESP Eclipse with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is consistent with band’s studio setup for heavy riff sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcompressed and focusedmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencedefined pick attackcrushing heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm under high-gain settings, with fast alternate picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and articulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom shop, as used by Kaoru and Die in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (common for Dir En Grey's heavy tones in 2006-2007 studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2007 (The Marrow of a Bone album). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but ESP Eclipse with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is consistent with band’s studio setup for heavy riff sections in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcompressed and focusedmodern metal clarityminimal ambiencedefined pick attackcrushing heaviness
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm under high-gain settings, with fast alternate picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and articulation.