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Tears Don't Fall, Pt. 2 Guitar Tone Settings
Bullet for My Valentine · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD EC-1000
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge) / EMG 60 (neck) active humbuckers
Amp
Kemper Profiler Rack (profiled high-gain amp, likely based on Peavey 5150/6505 or Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015 era. Michael Paget is seen using the ESP LTD EC-1000 in the official video for 'Tears Don't Fall, Pt. 2'. Kemper Profiler Rack was used for album 'Venom' (2015), which includes this song. Settings are estimated based on typical metalcore tones and Paget's known rig for this era.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- MXR ZW44 Zakk Wylde Overdrive · overdrive
ESP LTD EC-1000 (EMG 81 bridge) → MXR ZW44 Zakk Wylde Overdrive → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Kemper Profiler Rack (high-gain profile, slight digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate pick attack
- clear note separation
- controlled feedback
- minimal ambience
- modern metalcore crunch
- compressed dynamics