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Riff Tone
Sometimes You're the Hammer, Sometimes You're the Nail
A Day to Remember
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on band/era and genre, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (highly likely for studio rhythm tones in this genre/era, but not confirmed for this song/recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
No direct source confirms exact guitar, pickups, or amp for the studio recording of this song. These are inferred based on genre, era, and typical ADTR gear. Studio recording, album 'Common Courtesy' (2013).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmfocused, saturated distortionclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking with precise rhythm and aggressive attack, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on band/era and genre, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (highly likely for studio rhythm tones in this genre/era, but not confirmed for this song/recording)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
No direct source confirms exact guitar, pickups, or amp for the studio recording of this song. These are inferred based on genre, era, and typical ADTR gear. Studio recording, album 'Common Courtesy' (2013).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern metalcore rhythmfocused, saturated distortionclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm-muted picking with precise rhythm and aggressive attack, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.