Scars by I Prevail (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Scars by I Prevail guitar tone is built on a Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head, dialed in at gain 8.5/10, bass 6, mid 4.5, treble 6.5, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 284 metal tones in our researched catalog: Gain 8.5 sits above the metal average (7.3) — a hotter, more saturated take than most metal tones; mids at 4.5 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Guitar: PRS CE 24 · Amp: Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

Gear confirmed from Equipboard for I Prevail studio use; no explicit confirmation for 'Scars' session, but PRS CE 24 and Peavey 6505+ are listed as primary studio gear. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section. Studio recording, 2016.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

PRS CE 24 → Noise gate (model unknown) → Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

Effects

noise_gate, reverb

Amp effects: Reverb (digital, level 2)

Tone character

tight and percussive, aggressive palm muting, high-gain saturation, articulate low-end punch, modern metalcore clarity, compressed and focused, minimal ambience, crisp pick attack, controlled feedback, scooped mids

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

straight, medium tempo, aggressive dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Scars sound.

Difficulty

3.5/5 · Riff

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise picking to maintain clarity and punch at a moderate tempo, with syncopated rhythms typical of modern metalcore.

Worth knowing

• No explicit studio documentation for 'Scars' session; PRS CE 24 and Peavey 6505+ are listed as primary studio gear for I Prevail, but not directly tied to this song.
• No numeric amp settings found; values estimated based on typical Peavey 6505+ metalcore usage and genre/era conventions.
• No pedal or effects information found for the riff section; no audible modulation or time-based effects in the main riff.
• Pickup choice inferred from genre and tone (bridge humbucker for tight, aggressive rhythm).
• Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. I Prevail's 'Scars' features a modern metalcore tone: extreme gain for tight, saturated chugs, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, tight bass to avoid muddiness, and boosted treble/presence for clarity and aggression. The production is very dry, with little to no amp reverb, matching genre conventions and the band's typical tone.

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Sources

• I Prevail Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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