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Dying In Your Arms Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Trivium
Trivium · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Les Paul Custom (Matt Heafy signature, likely stock pickups for Ascendancy era)
Pickups
EMG 81/85 active humbuckers (stock for Heafy's Les Pauls during Ascendancy era, but not 100% confirmed for this exact track)
Amp
Peavey 5150/6505 head into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30s
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2004-2005 (Ascendancy album). Gear confirmed for album era and rhythm/lead tracking, but not every solo section is individually documented. No evidence of live rig or later signature models used on this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- ISP Decimator · noise_gate
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Eventide H3000 Harmonizer (or plugin emulation) · modulation
Epiphone Les Paul Custom → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → ISP Decimator → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Eventide H3000 Harmonizer → Peavey 5150/6505 head → Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab (with slight room reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- articulate lead lines
- clear note separation
- slight room ambience
- cutting upper mids
- smooth legato runs
- aggressive pick attack