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Apocalyptic Premonition Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Analepsy
Analepsy · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Unknown 7-string guitar (exact model not confirmed for this recording)
Pickups
Active humbuckers (likely EMG 707 or similar, but not confirmed for this song/recording)
Amp
Unknown high-gain amp or preamp pedal (exact model not confirmed for this recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
No direct sources confirm the exact guitar, pickups, or amp for the studio recording of 'Apocalyptic Premonition' riff section. No evidence found for live vs studio differences. Recording year: 2022 (from album release).
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate pedal (model unknown) · noise_gate
- Distortion/Preamp pedal (model unknown, possibly amp-in-a-box or modern metal preamp) · distortion
Guitar → Distortion/Preamp pedal → Noise gate → High-gain amp (no effects loop, no time-based effects)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate low-end
- dry and focused
- crushing modern death metal tone
- fast note tracking
- very low noise floor
- no audible ambience
Notes & Caveats
- No direct sources confirm the exact guitar, pickups, amp, or pedal models used on the studio recording of 'Apocalyptic Premonition' riff section.
- Settings are estimated based on genre (slam/brutal death metal), era (2020s), and typical modern metal production.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section; tone is extremely dry and focused.
- No evidence found for live vs studio differences; all data inferred for studio recording.
- If more specific rig details become available, update this entry.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Analepsy's 'Apocalyptic Premonition' features a modern brutal death metal tone: extremely high gain for tight, aggressive chugs; bass kept moderate for clarity; mids slightly scooped for genre; treble and presence boosted for articulation and cut; reverb is dry, as is standard for this style.