GuitarDistortedRiff
Denial Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sevendust
Sevendust · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by Clint Lowery in late 1990s studio recordings)
Pickups
EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp
Mesa Boogie Mark IV
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1999, as used on the 'Home' album. Clint Lowery has stated he used a Mesa Boogie Mark IV for all his recordings during this era. Guitar model inferred from era and typical Sevendust studio gear; live gear differs.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP Eclipse (EMG 81/85) → Noise gate → Mesa Boogie Mark IV (light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- deep/sludgy low end
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- compressed and focused
- minimal ambience
- chunky rhythm
- modern nu-metal sound