Another Life Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Motionless In White
Motionless In White · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording, 2019. Guitarist Ryan Sitkowski tracked main rhythm/riff sections. Guitar is custom ESP LTD EC-1000 with Seymour Duncan Mick Thomson Blackout pickups. Amp is Kemper Profiler using Diezel and/or Orange Thunderverb 200W profiles, with a Tube Screamer in front. No evidence of other pedals for riff section. Settings estimated based on modern metal genre and typical Diezel/Orange profiles. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (exact model unknown, likely TS9 or TS808) · overdrive
ESP LTD EC-1000 (bridge pickup) → Ibanez Tube Screamer → Kemper Profiler (Diezel/Orange profile, minimal digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate low end
- clear note separation
- focused midrange
- chunky, defined riffing
- minimal ambience
- modern metalcore clarity
- active pickup punch
Notes & Caveats
- No exact numeric amp settings found in sources; settings estimated based on Diezel/Orange high-gain profiles and modern metal production.
- Pedal/effects info for the riff section is inferred from interviews and genre conventions; no explicit studio pedalboard photo or session notes found.
- Kemper Profiler is used to model Diezel and Orange amps; actual studio amp may be a profile, not the physical amp.
- No evidence of modulation or time-based effects (chorus, delay, flanger, etc.) on the riff section; only overdrive (Tube Screamer) and minimal reverb likely used.
- Pickup selector not explicitly stated, but bridge pickup is standard for metal rhythm tones with active pickups.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Motionless In White's 'Another Life' features a modern, tight, high-gain metalcore tone with slightly scooped mids, controlled bass for tightness, and enough treble/presence for clarity and cut. The production is very dry and punchy, with almost no audible reverb, matching genre and era conventions.