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A Flag to Wave Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Currents
Currents · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-401
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Unknown high-gain amp (model not specified in sources)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
No direct studio documentation found for the exact amp; ESP LTD EC-401 with EMG pickups is confirmed as a typical Currents guitar for this era. Studio recording, released 2020.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP LTD EC-401 (bridge EMG 81) → Noise gate → High-gain amp (minimal reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm-muted chugs
- articulate low-end
- scooped mids for clarity
- high-output active pickup saturation
- fast attack
- quick note decay
- minimal ambience
- focused and compressed
- crushing, saturated distortion