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Riff Tone
Will That Never Dies
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Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper (likely custom, as used by Kirk Windstein in studio mid-2000s)
AmpOrange Amplifiers (likely Rockerverb 100 or OR series, as per era and genre)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, circa 2005 (from 'Lifesblood for the Downtrodden'). No direct evidence for pedals or amp model on this specific track, but Orange amps and ESP Viper with EMGs are strongly associated with Kirk Windstein's studio tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight low endcrushing rhythm tonearticulate despite high gainmassive wall of soundsludgy and heavyaggressive palm mutingmid-forward punchslightly scooped highsminimal ambience
Difficulty
While the riff is slow and based on power chords, the tone and feel require precise palm muting and a heavy, consistent picking hand to achieve the signature sludgy articulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Viper (likely custom, as used by Kirk Windstein in studio mid-2000s)
AmpOrange Amplifiers (likely Rockerverb 100 or OR series, as per era and genre)
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, circa 2005 (from 'Lifesblood for the Downtrodden'). No direct evidence for pedals or amp model on this specific track, but Orange amps and ESP Viper with EMGs are strongly associated with Kirk Windstein's studio tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight low endcrushing rhythm tonearticulate despite high gainmassive wall of soundsludgy and heavyaggressive palm mutingmid-forward punchslightly scooped highsminimal ambience
Difficulty
While the riff is slow and based on power chords, the tone and feel require precise palm muting and a heavy, consistent picking hand to achieve the signature sludgy articulation.