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Ascendancy
Trivium
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely passive humbuckersTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- High Gain
- Reverb
Signal chain
- Guitar: Likely passive dual-humbucker guitar
- Pickup: Likely passive humbuckers
- Amp: Peavey 5150 / 6505 family
- Effects: Likely Estimated ambience/reverb
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
high-gain saturated but not wildly flubbery — amp driven with a front boost
Bass
controlled — not excessive low-end
Mids
present and focused for attack and riff definition
Treble
clear with a moderate sheen, not brittle
Brightness / presence
moderate-high presence for cut through the mix
Compression
medium tube-like saturation with added pedal push
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Evidence / Sources
Sources: Matt Heafy interviews and rig rundowns indicate 5150/6505-family heads tracked with front-end boost and Mesa-style cabs.
13 sources
- Hit the Tone | Suffocating Sight by Trivium (feat. Matt Heafy) | Ep.76 | Thomann
- Corey Beaulieu, Trivium Guitarist Gear | Equipboard
- Trivium (band) - Wikipedia
- Guitar - Celestion Speakers
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- Heavy metal band Trivium explain why thinking “more gain, equals a heftier guitar tone is a misconception” | Headliner Magazine
- 5 Trivium tones just changing EQs 🤘 My guy @spart0n505 ...
- Trivium Rig Rundown Guitar Gear Tour - Premier Guitar
- trivium guitar sound
- Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives
- Trivium
- AMPLITUBE 5 - Trivium - Ascendancy [Guitar Tone]
- Corey Beaulieu Guitars & Gear: Trivium's Twin Guitar Powerhouse Complete Rig Guide
- Recreating Trivium Ascendancy | Guitar Tone Tutorial
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Original Gear
Guitar
Likely passive dual-humbucker guitar
Amp
Peavey 5150 / 6505 family (high-gain American-style heads)
Pickup
Likely passive humbuckers
