GuitarDistortedRiff
Touch and Go Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Intervals
Intervals · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Mayones Regius 6 Custom
Pickups
Bare Knuckle Juggernaut (humbucker set)
Amp
Fractal Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, likely Mesa/Boogie Mark series or similar high-gain model for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015 (from 'The Shape of Colour' album). Aaron Marshall is known to use the Mayones Regius 6 Custom with Bare Knuckle Juggernaut pickups and Fractal Axe-Fx II for both live and studio, with the Axe-Fx II providing amp and effects modeling. No evidence of traditional tube amp or pedalboard for this specific recording; all effects and amp tones likely from Axe-Fx II. All information is specific to the studio recording, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown, likely Axe-Fx II built-in) · noise_gate
- Overdrive/boost (model unknown, likely Axe-Fx II built-in) · boost
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Axe-Fx II built-in) · delay
Mayones Regius 6 Custom → Axe-Fx II (noise gate, boost/OD, amp model, delay, reverb) → DAW
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- crystal-clear note separation
- articulate and modern
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- controlled low end
- bright and cutting
- fast transient response
- no muddiness
- precise, technical attack