GuitarDistortedRiff
safeword Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Static Dress
Static Dress · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Unknown (likely modern solidbody, possibly Fender or Gibson-style, based on genre and era)
Pickups
Unknown (likely humbuckers, based on modern post-hardcore/metalcore genre)
Amp
Unknown (likely high-gain amp, possibly digital modeler such as Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix, based on artist's Equipboard and genre)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
No direct source confirms the exact guitar or amp used on the studio recording of 'safeword' riff. Equipboard lists Olli Appleyard using Neural DSP Quad Cortex and Line 6 Helix, which are both high-gain digital modelers popular in modern post-hardcore/metalcore. No studio-specific confirmation. Year: 2022 (album release).
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
- Distortion/amp modeler (Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix) · distortion
Guitar → Noise gate → Distortion/amp modeler (Neural DSP Quad Cortex or Line 6 Helix, high-gain amp sim, low reverb) → Studio interface
Tone Matcher
Match This Tone to Your Gear
Tell us your guitar and amp — we’ll calculate the exact settings translated to your specific rig.
7-day free trial · Cancel anytime.
Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm-muted chugs
- saturated high-gain distortion
- scooped mids for clarity
- articulate attack
- clear note separation
- chunky low end
- crisp, cutting treble
- compressed and modern
- low ambience/reverb