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Smokahontas Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Attack Attack! (US)
Attack Attack! (US) · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000 EMG VB
Pickups
EMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp
Unknown high-gain amp (model not confirmed for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Guitar confirmed via live video and Equipboard for 'Smokahontas' era (2010 album). No explicit amp or pedal info for studio recording; live videos show EC-1000 EMG VB. Studio amp is not confirmed in any source.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP LTD EC-1000 EMG VB → Noise gate (model unknown) → High-gain amp (model unknown, likely boosted) → Minimal amp reverb
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids for clarity
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- modern metalcore crunch
- low noise floor
- fast attack
- compressed dynamics
- chunky rhythm