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Anesthetize Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree · 2000s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
PRS Custom 22
Pickups
PRS Dragon II humbuckers
Amp
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2006-2007 era (Fear of a Blank Planet sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed as Steven Wilson's main studio setup for this album. No explicit mention of alternate guitars or amps for the clean sections of 'Anesthetize' in available sources.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
5.5
Gain
0
Reverb
3
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

Effects Chain

  • Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

PRS Custom 22 → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Bad Cat Lynx 50 (with spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • lush and atmospheric
  • warm and smooth
  • clean and articulate
  • spatial and ambient
  • subtle modulation
  • rich note separation
  • dynamic clean picking
  • slightly compressed
  • studio clarity
  • ethereal

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