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Riff Tone
Smashed Into Pieces
Silverstein
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, as used by Josh Bradford on debut album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (commonly used by Silverstein on 'When Broken Is Easily Fixed' era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about early albums. No explicit source for exact settings or pedal models.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endslightly scooped midscrisp trebleclear note separationfocused rhythm soundminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting for a percussive, aggressive sound. While not extremely technical, the tempo and rhythmic precision make it moderately challenging.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, as used by Josh Bradford on debut album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (commonly used by Silverstein on 'When Broken Is Easily Fixed' era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about early albums. No explicit source for exact settings or pedal models.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gain saturationarticulate pick attackchunky low endslightly scooped midscrisp trebleclear note separationfocused rhythm soundminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting for a percussive, aggressive sound. While not extremely technical, the tempo and rhythmic precision make it moderately challenging.