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Riff Tone
Suffer
Staind
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely, based on Staind's Aaron Lewis studio use in late 90s/early 2000s)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, late 90s/early 2000s Staind signature sound)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Break the Cycle album). No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for 'Suffer', but Staind's signature heavy tone from this era is widely attributed to PRS guitars into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; distortion is amp-based.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal clarityslightly compressedfocused rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting and rhythmic accuracy under high gain, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely, based on Staind's Aaron Lewis studio use in late 90s/early 2000s)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, late 90s/early 2000s Staind signature sound)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Break the Cycle album). No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for 'Suffer', but Staind's signature heavy tone from this era is widely attributed to PRS guitars into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; distortion is amp-based.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate attackminimal ambiencemodern nu-metal clarityslightly compressedfocused rhythm sound
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting and rhythmic accuracy under high gain, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.