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Are You Dead Yet? Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Alexi-600 (likely, as used by Alexi Laiho in this era for studio recording)
Pickups
EMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, stock in ESP Alexi-600 at the time)
Amp
Peavey 5150 (studio recording, as cited for 'Are You Dead Yet?' era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2005. Guitar tuned to Drop C (CGCFAD). No evidence of additional pedals in the riff section; distortion from amp. ESP Alexi-600 with EMG HZ H4 pickup into Peavey 5150 head. Settings from forum sources and typical for this genre/era.
Amp Settings
Mids3.5
Bass7
Gain9.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP Alexi-600 (EMG HZ H4 bridge) → Noise gate (if used) → Peavey 5150 head (no reverb, high gain) → cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- razor-sharp articulation
- crushing low end
- articulate pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- minimal ambience
- focused and dry