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Wild Eyes Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Parkway Drive
Parkway Drive · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP E-II Horizon NT-7B (Luke Kilpatrick signature, 7-string, used for Atlas era)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge position, active humbucker)
Amp
Orange Dual Dark 100 (profiled in Kemper Profiler for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Wild Eyes' (Atlas, 2012); guitar and amp confirmed by Premier Guitar rig rundown; Kemper Profiler used to capture Orange Dual Dark 100 tone; EMG 81 bridge pickup is the core of the heavy rhythm sound.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP E-II Horizon NT-7B (EMG 81 bridge) → Noise gate → Kemper Profiler (Orange Dual Dark 100 profile, minimal digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- low-end punch
- razor-sharp EMG 81 bridge pickup
- minimal ambience
- dense, layered rhythm guitars
- modern metalcore clarity
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit numeric amp settings for 'Wild Eyes' studio recording found; settings estimated based on Orange Dual Dark 100 typical metalcore use and genre/era.
- Pedal/effects information for the studio recording of 'Wild Eyes' is not explicitly documented; effects inferred from audio and rig rundown.
- Kemper Profiler used to capture Orange Dual Dark 100 tone for both live and studio, but exact Kemper profile parameters are not published.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section; tone is dry and focused on high-gain rhythm.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Parkway Drive's 'Wild Eyes' features a tight, modern metalcore tone with high gain, slightly scooped but present mids, tight bass, and clear, aggressive highs. Their typical use of Peavey 5150/6505 amps and genre conventions point to these settings, with reverb kept off for a dry, punchy mix.