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Blood and Thunder Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mastodon
Mastodon · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (Bill Kelliher) or Gibson Flying V (Brent Hinds)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB (bridge, Bill Kelliher) or Gibson Dirty Fingers (bridge, Brent Hinds)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2004. Gear based on interviews and era-specific rig rundowns for Leviathan sessions. Both Kelliher and Hinds tracked rhythm guitars; both used high-output humbuckers and Marshall JCM800 heads. No evidence of live/touring gear or later signature models used on this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Guitar → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Marshall JCM800 2203 head → 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain crunch
- articulate note separation
- chunky low end
- focused midrange punch
- slightly scooped mids
- minimal ambience
- fast attack
- no audible modulation or time-based effects