Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
The Gift
Breakdown of Sanity
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 7-string solidbody electric (likely Ibanez RG or similar, based on genre and era, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp head (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Peavey 5150/6505, or similar, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
No direct evidence of exact guitar, pickups, or amp model used on the studio recording of 'The Gift' riff section. No official rig rundown or studio notes found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical metalcore production. Studio recording, released 2013.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp attackcontrolled feedbackchunky, defined riffingmodern metalcore claritylow noise floor
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, precise alternate picking, aggressive palm muting, and tight rhythm synchronization, all of which are challenging at the high tempos and gain levels typical of modern metalcore.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown 7-string solidbody electric (likely Ibanez RG or similar, based on genre and era, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp head (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Peavey 5150/6505, or similar, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
No direct evidence of exact guitar, pickups, or amp model used on the studio recording of 'The Gift' riff section. No official rig rundown or studio notes found. Settings and gear inferred from genre, era, and typical metalcore production. Studio recording, released 2013.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingscooped midshigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp attackcontrolled feedbackchunky, defined riffingmodern metalcore claritylow noise floor
Difficulty
The riff section requires fast, precise alternate picking, aggressive palm muting, and tight rhythm synchronization, all of which are challenging at the high tempos and gain levels typical of modern metalcore.