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Riff Tone
This Fire Burns (CM Punk)
Killswitch Engage
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarCaparison Horus (Adam Dutkiewicz's main guitar, 2006 era, used in studio and live for this song)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio amp for 'This Fire Burns', 2006 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Adam D. and Joel Stroetzel both used Caparison guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for the album session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackmodern metalcore crunchclear note separationlow noise floortight low enddry, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight synchronization, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.
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Original Gear
GuitarCaparison Horus (Adam Dutkiewicz's main guitar, 2006 era, used in studio and live for this song)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio amp for 'This Fire Burns', 2006 era)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Adam D. and Joel Stroetzel both used Caparison guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for the album session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackmodern metalcore crunchclear note separationlow noise floortight low enddry, focused rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and tight synchronization, typical of modern metalcore rhythm guitar.