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Strife Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Trivium
Trivium · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom (2013, Drop C# tuning)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge), EMG 85 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Peavey 6505+ (studio recording, Vengeance Falls era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Vengeance Falls' (2013); Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu both used signature Epiphone Les Pauls with EMG active pickups and Peavey 6505+ amps for rhythm/riff sections. No evidence of other amps or guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom (EMG 81 bridge) → Noise gate → Peavey 6505+ head → cabinet (no effects loop used for riff section)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate low end
- razor-sharp pick attack
- modern metal clarity
- compressed and focused
- minimal ambience
- dry, punchy rhythm