GuitarDistortedSolo
Colors (feat. Stephen Taranto) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — earth7
earth7 · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Strandberg Boden 7 (likely, based on Stephen Taranto's known gear and genre conventions for this style/era)
Pickups
Strandberg OEM humbuckers (likely, model unknown; Stephen Taranto often uses humbucker-equipped Strandbergs)
Amp
Neural DSP Quad Cortex (likely, as this is a standard for modern prog metal soloists and is listed in Equipboard for similar artists in this circle)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2020s. No direct source confirms the exact gear for this solo, but based on the genre, era, and Stephen Taranto's and earth7's known gear, a Strandberg Boden 7 with humbuckers into a Neural DSP Quad Cortex is most probable. No evidence of live performance rig for this track.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Delay pedal → Reverb pedal → Neural DSP Quad Cortex (amp/cab sim)
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Tone Character
- liquid and smooth
- high-gain saturation
- tight and articulate
- singing sustain
- crystal-clear note separation
- rich upper harmonics
- compressed and controlled
- ambient delay and reverb
- modern prog metal clarity
- fast attack and response