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Burden Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Opeth
Opeth · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 22
Pickups
PRS Dragon II humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (into Marshall 4x12 cab)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording for 'Burden' (Watershed, 2008). Guitar and amp inferred from era and multiple forum posts; no direct studio confirmation, but PRS Custom 22 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistently cited as Fredrik Åkesson's main setup for this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain5.5
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Strymon Volante (or similar high-quality digital reverb/delay) · reverb
PRS Custom 22 → Delay pedal → Strymon Volante (reverb/delay) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier → Marshall 4x12 cab
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and smooth
- vocal-like phrasing
- articulate note separation
- ambient reverb tail
- slightly overdriven
- touch-sensitive
- clear mids
- melodic and expressive
- moderate compression