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dive in pierce the veil Guitar Tone Settings — Pierce the Veil
Pierce the Veil · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Viper Custom
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Black Winter humbuckers
Amp
Kemper Profiler (profiled high-gain amp, likely Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier or similar)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Misadventures' (2016). Tony Perry is confirmed to use ESP Viper Customs with Seymour Duncan Black Winters and Kemper Profilers for album work in this era. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song section. No evidence of alternate amp for riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
ESP Viper Custom (bridge pickup) → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Kemper Profiler (Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier profile, digital reverb) → Recording interface
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- articulate attack
- modern high-gain saturation
- focused low end
- slightly scooped mids
- crisp top end
- controlled feedback
- studio-polished
- compressed