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Riff Tone

Soon Departed

Children of Bodom

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely Greeny or similar V shape, as used on 'Hexed' era)
AmpMarshall JVM410H head into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet

Amp Settings

gain8
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Hexed' (2019). Alexi Laiho used his ESP signature V with EMG HZ passive pickups and a preamp booster. The JVM410H was his main amp for both studio and live in this era. Minimal pedal use; most gain from amp and onboard booster. Pedalboard photos from this era show no chorus or delay for rhythm, only a noise gate and booster. Settings are estimated based on JVM410H usage and genre, as no direct photo of knob settings for this song/album is available.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivesaturated high-gainslightly scooped midscrisp treble bitearticulate note separationaggressive pick attackfocused low endminimal ambiencemodern metal clarityfast alternate picking response

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast alternate picking and palm muting, with tight timing and complex rhythm changes typical of modern melodic death metal.

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