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Hunting For Your Dream Riff Guitar Tone Settings — GALNERYUS
GALNERYUS · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Crying Star-Phoenix
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-16/TB-16 59 Custom Hybrid (humbucker, bridge position)
Amp
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade 100W Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2012. Guitar and amp confirmed from official music video and Equipboard. Pickup model inferred from Syu's documented gear for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- ISP Technologies Decimator G-String II · noise_gate
ESP Crying Star-Phoenix → ISP Decimator G-String II → Hughes & Kettner Coreblade 100W Head (low amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- high-gain saturation
- articulate under fast picking
- aggressive palm muting
- clear low-end
- cutting upper mids
- compressed sustain
- modern metal clarity
- minimal ambient reverb
- noise-free rhythm
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found for studio recording; settings estimated based on amp model (Hughes & Kettner Coreblade), genre (power metal), and era (2012).
- Pedalboard confirmed for Syu in this era, but only noise gate is explicitly documented for this song/section.
- Delay pedal is visible in Syu's pedalboard for live use, but not clearly audible in the riff section; not included for riff.
- No evidence of modulation effects (chorus/flanger/phaser) or wah in the riff section.
- Reverb is likely from amp, set low for tightness typical of modern metal rhythm.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. GALNERYUS's Syu is known for a tight, articulate, high-gain tone with clear mids and aggressive attack, typical of Japanese power metal. The riff section of 'Hunting For Your Dream' features saturated distortion, tight low end, present but not scooped mids, and a bright, cutting top end with minimal reverb for clarity.