GuitarDistortedRiff
Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow (What Can I Do) Guitar Tone Settings
Bullet for My Valentine · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000 (likely, as used by Matt Tuck on The Poison era recordings)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp
Peavey 5150 (most likely, as used on The Poison album sessions)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2005. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this specific song, but all available evidence and era-typical gear for The Poison points to ESP LTD EC-1000 with EMG 81 into a Peavey 5150. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP LTD EC-1000 (EMG 81 bridge) → Noise gate → Peavey 5150 (minimal digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- focused low end
- crisp high end
- minimal ambience
- modern metalcore rhythm
- high-output, active pickup clarity