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Riff Tone
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Silverstein
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 2000s, likely studio use)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, early 2000s typical for post-hardcore/metalcore)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars/amps for this specific song; inference based on genre, era, and band’s typical gear for debut album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionchunky low endarticulate note separationcrisp high endmodern post-hardcore/metalcore soundfocused midsminimal ambienceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical for early 2000s metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and accuracy needed make it moderately challenging.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 2000s, likely studio use)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio, early 2000s typical for post-hardcore/metalcore)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars/amps for this specific song; inference based on genre, era, and band’s typical gear for debut album.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gain distortionchunky low endarticulate note separationcrisp high endmodern post-hardcore/metalcore soundfocused midsminimal ambienceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking and precise rhythm, typical for early 2000s metalcore. While not extremely technical, the speed and accuracy needed make it moderately challenging.