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Riff Tone
The River
Wage War
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Elite Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (high-gain metal amp profile, exact profile/model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2015 (Blueprints album). Gear confirmed for Wage War members in this era, but exact amp profile and pickup position for this song's riff not directly confirmed. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationmodern metalcore rhythmarticulate low endscooped midscrushing attackpolished productionclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting at high speed, tight rhythm accuracy, and precise muting to maintain clarity in a high-gain context.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Elite Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker
AmpKemper Profiler Rack (high-gain metal amp profile, exact profile/model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2015 (Blueprints album). Gear confirmed for Wage War members in this era, but exact amp profile and pickup position for this song's riff not directly confirmed. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationmodern metalcore rhythmarticulate low endscooped midscrushing attackpolished productionclear note separationminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced palm muting at high speed, tight rhythm accuracy, and precise muting to maintain clarity in a high-gain context.