Sign Of Life by Motionless in White (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Sign Of Life by Motionless in White guitar tone is built on a Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head, dialed in at gain 9/10, bass 6, mid 4.5, treble 7, 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 9 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).

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Original gear

Guitar: ESP Ryan Sitkowski Custom Shop Eclipse Baritone · Amp: Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

Studio recording, 2022 album 'Scoring the End of the World'. Ryan Sitkowski is the primary guitarist for rhythm/riff sections. Gear confirmed for studio use in this era. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; high-gain amp tone is primary.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Bridge pickup

Signal chain

ESP Ryan Sitkowski Custom Shop Eclipse Baritone → Peavey 6505+ 120-Watt Tube Guitar Amp Head

Effects

ESP Eclipse Baritone (Fishman Fluence Modern bridge) → Peavey 6505+ head → Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cab

Tone character

tight and percussive, scooped mids, aggressive palm muting, bright and articulate, high-gain saturation, clear note separation, focused low end, minimal ambience, crisp attack, modern metalcore clarity

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 Sign Of Life sound.

Difficulty

3.5/5 · Riff

The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm playing in a modern metal context, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Worth knowing

• No explicit numeric amp settings found for 'Sign Of Life' studio recording; settings estimated based on Peavey 6505+ typical metal usage and artist tone descriptions.
• No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; all distortion and EQ from amp and pickups.
• No evidence of reverb or time-based effects in the riff section; tone is dry and tight.
• Pickup position inferred from genre and tone (bridge, high-gain rhythm).
• Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Motionless In White's 'Sign Of Life' features a modern, ultra-saturated metalcore tone: very high gain, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, and crisp treble/presence for articulation. The production is dry with little to no amp reverb, matching genre and era conventions.

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Sources

• Ryan Sitkowski, Motionless In White Guitarist Gear | Equipboard
• Chris Motionless | Equipboard
• Motionless in White guitarist Ryan Sitkowski on his guitar journey | Guitar World

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