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Hunting For Your Dream Riff Guitar Tone Settings — GALNERYUS
GALNERYUS · 2010s+ · metal
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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
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