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Relentless Chaos Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Miss May I
Miss May I · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Charvel San Dimas Style 1
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB (bridge humbucker), Seymour Duncan '59 (neck humbucker)
Amp
EVH 5150 III Head into Orange 4x12 Cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Monument'. Gear confirmed for live and studio use in this era, but no explicit confirmation for the exact recording session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Pedalboard described in 2014 interview matches band’s rig from 2010-2012.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Maxon OD808 Overdrive · overdrive
- ISP Decimator · noise_gate
Charvel San Dimas → Maxon OD808 → ISP Decimator → EVH 5150 III Head → Orange 4x12 Cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- articulate pick attack
- clear note separation
- modern metalcore rhythm
- low-end punch
- minimal ambience
- dry, focused distortion
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio session documentation for 'Relentless Chaos' found; gear and pedalboard inferred from 2010-2014 interviews and live rig, which is consistent with the album era.
- No numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on typical EVH 5150 III metalcore usage and genre conventions.
- No explicit mention of pickup selector, but bridge humbucker is standard for this style and tone.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section; only overdrive/boost and noise gate confirmed.
- No evidence of amp or pedal reverb/delay/chorus/flanger/phaser in riff section; tone is dry and tight.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Miss May I's 'Relentless Chaos' features a modern metalcore tone: extremely high gain, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, bright and aggressive treble, and boosted presence for clarity. The production is very dry, with little to no amp reverb, matching the genre and era's conventions.