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Rain Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Trivium
Trivium · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (likely 2000s, as used by Matt Heafy on Ascendancy)
Pickups
EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp
Peavey 5150/6505 (most sources and era-typical for Ascendancy recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2004-2005 era, Ascendancy album. Guitar and amp choice inferred from era, interviews, and typical Trivium gear for this album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR M109 Six Band EQ · eq
- ISP Decimator · noise_gate
Guitar → MXR Six Band EQ → ISP Decimator → Peavey 5150/6505 amp
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- compressed and focused
- minimal ambience
- razor-sharp pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- chunky low end