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Riff Tone
Stay Away from My Friends
Pierce the Veil
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and artist's known studio guitars)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band’s known studio amps)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Selfish Machines'. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp for this song's riff, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistent with band’s studio gear for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and openslightly overdrivenclear note separationambient with subtle reverbarticulate and dynamicnot heavily saturatedexpressive chord voicingsmodern alternative rock clarityrounded attackstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with open chords and moderate tempo, but requires clean transitions and dynamic control for expressive tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, based on era and artist's known studio guitars)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on genre, era, and band’s known studio amps)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Selfish Machines'. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp for this song's riff, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistent with band’s studio gear for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and openslightly overdrivenclear note separationambient with subtle reverbarticulate and dynamicnot heavily saturatedexpressive chord voicingsmodern alternative rock clarityrounded attackstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward with open chords and moderate tempo, but requires clean transitions and dynamic control for expressive tone.