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Bed of Razors Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP LTD Alexi Laiho Signature (likely 'Pinky' or Arrowhead SE, EMG HZ H4 pickup, 24-fret, Floyd Rose bridge)
Pickups
EMG HZ H4 (bridge, passive humbucker)
Amp
Marshall JVM410H
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1997-1998 (Something Wild album). Alexi Laiho used his ESP signature with EMG HZ H4 bridge pickup and Marshall JVM410H head. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate setups for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7.5
Presence7
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Marshall JVM410H (with light digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and saturated
- singing sustain
- articulate and cutting
- slightly scooped mids
- aggressive pick attack
- fluid legato
- clear note separation
- harmonic overtones
- fast alternate picking clarity
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings for 'Bed of Razors' solo found; settings estimated based on Marshall JVM410H typical metal usage and genre/era.
- Guitar model and pickup confirmed for era, but not for this specific session; high probability based on all available sources.
- Chorus effect is widely reported as 'almost always on' for Alexi Laiho, but no direct studio documentation for this solo; included due to genre conventions and forum consensus.
- Delay is clearly audible in the solo (short digital delay), but no specific pedal model confirmed for studio recording.
- No evidence of wah, flanger, phaser, or other modulation effects in this solo.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Alexi Laiho's tone on 'Bed of Razors' is high-gain, tight, and articulate, typical of mid-90s Finnish melodic death metal. He used a scooped-mid setting with boosted treble and presence for clarity and aggression, moderate bass for tightness, and almost no reverb for a dry, in-your-face solo sound.