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Ascendancy Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Trivium

Trivium · 2000s · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Pickups
EMG 81/85 (active humbuckers)
Amp
Peavey 5150 (block letter) head into Mesa 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording for 'Ascendancy' (2004-2005). Rhythm guitars tracked with Peavey 5150 into Mesa 4x12. No evidence of live/touring rig or later amp models used for the original album. No evidence of 7-string guitars on this song; Drop D tuning confirmed.

Amp Settings

Mids
4.5
Bass
6
Gain
8.5
Reverb
0.5
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Maxon OD-9 Overdrive · overdrive
  • Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate

Guitar → Maxon OD-9 Overdrive → Noise gate → Peavey 5150 head → Mesa 4x12 cabinet (minimal amp reverb)

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • scooped midrange
  • aggressive palm muting
  • high-gain saturation
  • articulate pick attack
  • compressed and focused
  • razor-sharp riffing
  • clear note separation
  • minimal ambience
  • modern metal clarity

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings found for 'Ascendancy' studio session; settings estimated based on typical Peavey 5150 usage in 2000s metal and genre/era conventions.
  • ⚠️Pedal/effects info for the studio recording is limited; no evidence of time-based or modulation effects on rhythm tracks.
  • ⚠️Some sources mention later use of EVH 5150III and KHDK/Maxon pedals, but these are not confirmed for the original 'Ascendancy' album recording.
  • ⚠️Pickup model confirmed as EMG 81/85 from Guitar World interview; pickup selector inferred as bridge for rhythm based on genre and tone.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Trivium's 'Ascendancy' era tone is a tight, modern metal sound with extreme gain, tight but not boomy lows, slightly scooped but present mids, aggressive treble, and boosted presence for clarity. The track is very dry with no audible reverb, matching mid-2000s metalcore production trends and the band's Mesa/Peavey amp preferences.

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