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Carrion Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Parkway Drive
Parkway Drive · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000 (Likely, based on era and band member gear for Horizons album)
Pickups
EMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp
Peavey 6505 Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Carrion' (Horizons, 2007). Gear inferred from Equipboard and band interviews for this album era. No direct studio photo, but Peavey 6505 and ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMGs are confirmed as main rhythm setup for this period.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- chunky low end
- clear note separation
- dry, immediate response
- minimal ambience
- crushing, modern metalcore rhythm
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio photo or explicit interview confirming exact guitar model for 'Carrion' riff, but ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81/60 and Peavey 6505 are confirmed as main rhythm setup for Horizons era.
- No specific numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on typical Peavey 6505 settings for 2000s metalcore and genre/era conventions.
- No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is dry, tight, and high-gain with no audible time-based or modulation effects.
- No evidence of amp reverb or other amp-based effects used; Peavey 6505 reverb is typically off for this genre and era.
- Pickup selector inferred as bridge based on tone and genre conventions.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Parkway Drive's 'Carrion' features a modern metalcore tone: extremely high gain, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, and plenty of top-end clarity. Their typical use of Peavey 5150/6505 amps and genre conventions point to these settings, with reverb kept dry for maximum punch.