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Anesthetize Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree · 2000s · rock

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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

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
  • ⚠️No explicit source lists exact knob settings for the clean section of 'Anesthetize'; amp and guitar inferred from Equipboard and typical Steven Wilson studio setups for this era.
  • ⚠️Pickup position (neck) inferred from typical clean tone usage and audio characteristics.
  • ⚠️Effects chain is partially inferred from audio and genre conventions; no explicit pedalboard photo or studio note for this section.
  • ⚠️Settings estimated based on typical Bad Cat Lynx 50 clean settings for modern prog/ambient rock.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Steven Wilson's 'Anesthetize' riff tone is a modern, tight, high-gain sound with clear note separation and moderate mids, likely achieved with a Bogner or Diezel amp. The low reverb and balanced EQ reflect the song's precise, articulate, and punchy prog-metal character.

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