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My Generation Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez RG7 7-string (likely RG7620 or UV7, as used by Wes Borland on Chocolate Starfish sessions)
Pickups
DiMarzio Blaze (stock on UV7) or Ibanez V7/V8 (stock on RG7620) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, Chocolate Starfish era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2000 (Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water). Guitar tuned to C# standard (C# F# B E G# C#). Floyd Rose tremolo used for whammy effects. No evidence of additional effects pedals used for the riff section; distortion from amp. Noise gate likely used for tightness. No evidence of modulation or time-based effects on riff.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown, likely Boss NS-2 or similar) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (no amp reverb, no effects loop)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive and saturated
- chunky low end
- articulate pick attack
- dry, immediate response
- minimal noise (gated)
- modern nu-metal crunch
- heavy, detuned riffing
- whammy bar pitch manipulation
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio amp settings found; values estimated based on typical Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier settings for nu-metal in 2000s.
- Guitar model inferred from era and known studio use; Ibanez RG7/UV7 confirmed for Chocolate Starfish sessions.
- No evidence of additional pedals (distortion, modulation, or time-based) used on the riff section; all distortion from amp.
- Noise gate is likely but not confirmed for this exact recording; included due to genre and playing style.
- No evidence of chorus, flanger, delay, or reverb on the riff section; dry, tight tone is audible.
- Pickup model may vary between RG7620 and UV7; both used by Borland in this era.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Wes Borland's 'My Generation' riff tone is a tight, modern, high-gain sound with pronounced attack and clarity, typical of late 90s/early 2000s nu-metal. The mids are slightly scooped for aggression, bass is controlled for tightness, treble and presence are boosted for cut, and the tone is bone-dry with no reverb.