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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
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source confirms the exact amp model or pedal chain for the studio recording of 'A Flag to Wave' riff section.
- Guitar model and pickups inferred from typical Currents gear and genre/era conventions.
- Amp settings estimated based on modern metalcore production and common high-gain amp usage.
- No explicit pedal or effect model confirmed for this recording; effects inferred from genre and audio characteristics.
- If more precise studio documentation emerges, settings and effects should be updated.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Currents' 'A Flag to Wave' features a modern djent/metalcore tone: extremely high gain, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, bright but not harsh treble, and boosted presence for clarity. The tone is very dry and punchy, with little to no reverb, matching genre and production conventions.