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At the Heart of Winter Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Immortal
Immortal · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1980s, black finish, as used by Abbath in studio)
Pickups
Stock Gibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or similar, passive, ceramic/alnico mix)
Amp
Marshall JCM 900 4102 (studio recording, 1998/1999)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'At the Heart of Winter' (1999). Abbath used a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Marshall JCM 900. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. No confirmed pedal use in studio for this song's rhythm/riff tone.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- razor-sharp high end
- crushing low end
- high-gain saturation
- articulate tremolo picking
- aggressive palm muting
- dry, unmodulated tone
- minimal ambience
- focused, cutting attack