GuitarDistortedRiff
Bring Me to Life Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Evanescence
Evanescence · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (early 2000s, likely used by Ben Moody on Fallen album)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Fallen era, 2002-2003)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Bring Me to Life' (Fallen, 2003). Ben Moody is credited for the main riff. PRS Custom 24 with stock humbuckers into a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is the most widely cited setup for the heavy rhythm tones on the album. No evidence of overdrive/distortion pedals; all gain from amp. No evidence of modulation or time-based pedals on the riff. No evidence of effects loop use. Settings estimated based on typical Dual Rectifier usage for early 2000s nu-metal/alt-metal.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- saturated high-gain rhythm
- mid-heavy punch
- articulate low end
- aggressive palm muting
- modern nu-metal clarity
- slight amp reverb for space
- no audible modulation
- focused, compressed attack
- high output humbucker bite