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Side of a Bullet Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Nickelback
Nickelback · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Dean Z X
Pickups
Humbuckers (likely stock Dean or DMT Design, high output)
Amp
Randall amplifier (exact model unknown, likely Randall Warhead or similar high-gain model, as Dimebag Darrell's tone was referenced and emulated)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2005 (All the Right Reasons album). Guitarist Ryan Peake used a Dean Z X for the riff section. Amp model not explicitly confirmed, but multiple sources and Chad Kroeger interviews reference emulating Dimebag Darrell's Randall amp tone for this track. No evidence of live-specific gear for the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0.5
Treble7.5
Presence7
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- chunky low end
- razor-sharp high end
- modern metal saturation
- articulate note separation
- minimal ambience
- high output, saturated distortion
- inspired by Dimebag Darrell's Randall amp tone