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Gone Away Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Jason Hook Signature M-4 Sherman Explorer
Pickups
EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp
Kemper Profiler Rack (profiled from EVH 5150III EL34)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2017 (album: 'A Decade of Destruction'). Jason Hook played the main riff section. The Kemper Profiler was used to emulate his EVH 5150III EL34 amp rig, which was the core of his studio and live tone in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive · overdrive
Guitar → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive → Kemper Profiler Rack (EVH 5150III EL34 profile, digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- clear, defined low end
- crisp, cutting treble
- articulate note separation
- modern metal rhythm
- controlled sustain
- punchy attack
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings for 'Gone Away' found; settings estimated based on typical EVH 5150III/Kemper profiles for FFDP in this era and genre.
- Pedal/effects chain for the studio recording is not explicitly documented; only effects clearly audible or strongly evidenced are included.
- No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section; all sources point to Jason Hook's signature Explorer and Kemper/EVH 5150III profile.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects (delay, chorus, flanger, etc.) in the riff section; only a noise gate and mild reverb are likely.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Five Finger Death Punch's 'Gone Away' riff tone is modern metal: tight, high-gain, and slightly scooped but not as extreme as 80s thrash. Zoltan Bathory typically uses Peavey 6505 or EVH 5150 amps with moderate bass, slightly reduced mids, and clear treble/presence for articulation, with minimal reverb for a dry, punchy sound.