GuitarDistortedRiff
Hand Of Blood Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000
Pickups
EMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker
Amp
Marshall JCM2000 TSL 100 Triple Super Lead 3-Channel 100-Watt Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2005. Gear confirmed via music video and Equipboard for the 'Hand Of Blood' single/EP era. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section; all distortion from amp. Pickup and amp model visually confirmed for this song/era.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- scooped but present mids
- articulate pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- compressed and focused
- minimal ambience
- clear note separation
- punchy low end