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Riff Tone

You Only Live Once

Suicide Silence

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP LTD SC-607B (Stephen Carpenter Signature 7-string, likely used by Chris Garza or Mark Heylmun for recording)
AmpMesa/Boogie JP-2C (John Petrucci Signature Head) into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 with Celestion V30s

Amp Settings

gain9
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'You Only Live Once' (The Black Crown, 2011). Mark Heylmun used the Mesa JP-2C for both rhythm and leads. Chris Garza used a Mesa Triple Rectifier with a Precision Drive pedal for his parts, but Mark's JP-2C is confirmed for the main riff. No overdrive or boost pedals were used for Mark's rhythm tone; signal was guitar straight into amp. Studio context, not live.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrisp, cutting treblemodern deathcore claritypunchy attackdry, in-your-face soundactive pickup bite

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast palm muting and precise rhythm, especially on a 7-string in a low tuning. While not extremely technical, the speed and tightness demand solid intermediate skills.

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