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Riff Tone
Strife
Trivium
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom (2013, Drop C# tuning)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (studio recording, Vengeance Falls era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Vengeance Falls' (2013); Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu both used signature Epiphone Les Pauls with EMG active pickups and Peavey 6505+ amps for rhythm/riff sections. No evidence of other amps or guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedminimal ambiencedry, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight synchronization and gallop rhythms typical of modern metal, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom (2013, Drop C# tuning)
AmpPeavey 6505+ (studio recording, Vengeance Falls era)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for 'Vengeance Falls' (2013); Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu both used signature Epiphone Les Pauls with EMG active pickups and Peavey 6505+ amps for rhythm/riff sections. No evidence of other amps or guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endrazor-sharp pick attackmodern metal claritycompressed and focusedminimal ambiencedry, punchy rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, precise alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight synchronization and gallop rhythms typical of modern metal, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.