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Scarlet Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Periphery
Periphery · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS SE Mark Holcomb Signature 6-string
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega (Mark Holcomb signature set)
Amp
Peavey 5150/6505 (studio recording, 2012 era, likely with digital amp sims for layering)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording (2012), Periphery II album. Mark Holcomb used his PRS SE signature with Seymour Duncan Alpha/Omega pickups. Main amp for heavy rhythm tones was a Peavey 5150/6505, possibly layered with digital amp sims (Line 6, Axe-FX) for tightness. No evidence of live rig or other amps for the original recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass4.5
Gain7
Reverb0
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Noise Gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Noise Gate → Peavey 5150/6505 (no reverb, no time-based effects)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- dry, little to no ambience
- articulate low end
- aggressive pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- fast note decay
- compressed dynamics
- scooped but present mids
- focused, saturated rhythm tone
- minimal noise/hiss