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Riff Tone
She Is My Sin
Nightwish
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP EV-1 (Emppu Vuorinen signature, custom made, likely used on Wishmaster era studio recording)
AmpBogner Uberschall Series 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head with EL34s
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Wishmaster album). Guitar is ESP EV-1 with Seymour Duncan TB-5 in bridge. Amp is Bogner Uberschall (not Engl Powerball, which was used later). No direct evidence of pedal use for main riff; rack effects and wah are in Emppu's rig but not confirmed for this part.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationarticulate attackaggressive rhythm tonemodern metal claritypunchy low endslightly scooped midsclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused and punchy
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted alternate picking and precise rhythm, typical of symphonic metal, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP EV-1 (Emppu Vuorinen signature, custom made, likely used on Wishmaster era studio recording)
AmpBogner Uberschall Series 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head with EL34s
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (Wishmaster album). Guitar is ESP EV-1 with Seymour Duncan TB-5 in bridge. Amp is Bogner Uberschall (not Engl Powerball, which was used later). No direct evidence of pedal use for main riff; rack effects and wah are in Emppu's rig but not confirmed for this part.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationarticulate attackaggressive rhythm tonemodern metal claritypunchy low endslightly scooped midsclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused and punchy
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted alternate picking and precise rhythm, typical of symphonic metal, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.