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My Own Grave Riff Guitar Tone Settings — As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD AL-600 (Alexi Laiho signature, likely used by Phil Sgrosso or Nick Hipa for rhythm)
Pickups
EMG 85 (active humbucker, bridge position)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely, based on era, genre, and band history; no direct source for this song's studio session)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2018 (song released in June 2018). No direct studio rig rundown found for this song, but ESP guitars with EMG pickups and Mesa/Boogie amps are consistent with As I Lay Dying's known studio setups for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise Suppressor (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP LTD AL-600 (EMG 85 bridge) → Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (minimal digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate pick attack
- focused low end
- clear note separation
- compressed and modern
- minimal ambience
- fast, precise attack