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Riff Tone
What If
Creed
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (Mark Tremonti Signature, likely 1999-2000 spec)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 rackmount preamp with Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000 era. Gear confirmed for Creed's 'Human Clay' era, which includes 'What If'. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityscooped but present midsfocused bridge pickupcontrolled feedbackcrisp attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting, with tight synchronization to the drums and a strong, aggressive attack for clarity in a high-gain context.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Tremonti (Mark Tremonti Signature, likely 1999-2000 spec)
AmpMarshall JMP-1 rackmount preamp with Marshall EL34 100/100 power amp
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000 era. Gear confirmed for Creed's 'Human Clay' era, which includes 'What If'. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutingsaturated high-gainchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern metal clarityscooped but present midsfocused bridge pickupcontrolled feedbackcrisp attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting, with tight synchronization to the drums and a strong, aggressive attack for clarity in a high-gain context.