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Riff Tone
So Cold
Breaking Benjamin
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Mike Mushok Baritone
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev. 2, 2000s era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003/2004 era for 'We Are Not Alone'. Gear inferred from interviews, live photos, and genre conventions. No direct studio documentation found for this song, but Mushok's baritone PRS and Mesa Dual Rectifier are consistently cited as his main studio rig for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endchunky, modern nu-metal rhythmclear note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceslightly scooped, modern metal EQ
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its aggressive palm muting, tight rhythm, and the need to control clarity with high-gain settings and a baritone guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS SE Mike Mushok Baritone
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Rev. 2, 2000s era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2003/2004 era for 'We Are Not Alone'. Gear inferred from interviews, live photos, and genre conventions. No direct studio documentation found for this song, but Mushok's baritone PRS and Mesa Dual Rectifier are consistently cited as his main studio rig for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endchunky, modern nu-metal rhythmclear note separationcompressed and focusedminimal ambienceslightly scooped, modern metal EQ
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its aggressive palm muting, tight rhythm, and the need to control clarity with high-gain settings and a baritone guitar.