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Riff Tone
Suffocate City (feat. Spencer Charnas)
The Funeral Portrait
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarESP EC-1000
AmpLine 6 Helix (modeling high-gain amp, likely Mesa/Boogie or Peavey 5150 model)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2023 release. Gear inferred from Guitar Chalk's recommended setup for covering this song. No direct confirmation of exact amp model used in studio, but Helix is cited as main platform for tone. No evidence of live-specific rig for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate chuggingcompressed and noise-freefocused low endrazor-sharp high endmodern metal clarityclear note separationlow noise floor
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a fast tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore. Not technically extreme, but demands accuracy and stamina.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP EC-1000
AmpLine 6 Helix (modeling high-gain amp, likely Mesa/Boogie or Peavey 5150 model)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 release. Gear inferred from Guitar Chalk's recommended setup for covering this song. No direct confirmation of exact amp model used in studio, but Helix is cited as main platform for tone. No evidence of live-specific rig for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivehigh-gain saturationaggressive palm mutingarticulate chuggingcompressed and noise-freefocused low endrazor-sharp high endmodern metal clarityclear note separationlow noise floor
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a fast tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore. Not technically extreme, but demands accuracy and stamina.