GuitarDistortedRiff
Verblendung Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Defeated Sanity
Defeated Sanity · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez RGMS7
Pickups
Ibanez stock humbuckers (likely ceramic, 7-string, passive)
Amp
Unknown high-gain amp (model not specified in sources, likely modern metal amp such as Peavey 5150, Mesa/Boogie, or similar based on genre/era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2020, from 'The Sanguinary Impetus' album. Guitarist Christian Kühn is credited for the riff section. No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for this specific song/section; gear inferred from band/album context.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate pedal (model unknown) · noise_gate
Ibanez RGMS7 → Noise gate pedal → High-gain amp (likely Peavey 5150/Mesa/Boogie or similar, no reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- dense and chaotic
- deep, thunderous low end
- articulate note separation
- relentless intensity
- crushing heaviness
- technical precision