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Riff Tone

safeword

Static Dress

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely modern solidbody, possibly Fender or Gibson-style, based on genre and era)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain amp, possibly digital modeler such as Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix, based on artist's Equipboard and genre)

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

No direct source confirms the exact guitar or amp used on the studio recording of 'safeword' riff. Equipboard lists Olli Appleyard using Neural DSP Quad Cortex and Line 6 Helix, which are both high-gain digital modelers popular in modern post-hardcore/metalcore. No studio-specific confirmation. Year: 2022 (album release).

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm-muted chugssaturated high-gain distortionscooped mids for clarityarticulate attackclear note separationchunky low endcrisp, cutting treblecompressed and modernlow ambience/reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting under high gain, demanding tight timing and noise control typical of modern metalcore/post-hardcore.

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