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Riff Tone
Wings of a Butterfly
HIM
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD Viper-301
AmpLaney VH100R
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Guitarist Mikko 'Linde' Lindström is known to use ESP Viper guitars with EMG pickups and Laney amps during the 'Dark Light' album era. No direct studio photo evidence for this exact session, but this is widely reported as his main setup for this album and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedarticulate attackcompressed low endslight midrange emphasisclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gainminimal ambiencefocused and punchynot overly scooped
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythm patterns that demand good timing and control.
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Original Gear
GuitarESP LTD Viper-301
AmpLaney VH100R
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2005. Guitarist Mikko 'Linde' Lindström is known to use ESP Viper guitars with EMG pickups and Laney amps during the 'Dark Light' album era. No direct studio photo evidence for this exact session, but this is widely reported as his main setup for this album and era.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedarticulate attackcompressed low endslight midrange emphasisclear note separationaggressive palm mutingmodern high-gainminimal ambiencefocused and punchynot overly scooped
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise alternate picking at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythm patterns that demand good timing and control.