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Dope Fiend Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Acid Bath
Acid Bath · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez Rocket Roll II
Pickups
EMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker (bridge position)
Amp
Marshall JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb 100-watt head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed for 'When the Kite String Pops' album sessions. No evidence of additional pedals or effects used for the riff section; focus is on amp distortion and active bridge humbucker.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6.5
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- saturated and aggressive
- chunky low end
- articulate under high gain
- mid-scooped
- razor-sharp pick attack
- dense and compressed
- focused and punchy
- active pickup clarity
- no audible modulation or ambience
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit amp knob settings found in sources; settings estimated based on Marshall JCM900 usage in 1990s sludge/doom metal and EMG 81 active pickup output.
- No evidence of pedals or additional effects used for the riff section; tone is amp-driven high-gain.
- No evidence of amp reverb or time-based effects in the riff section; reverb set to 0.
- Pickup choice inferred from EMG 81 in bridge position and typical usage for heavy riffing.
- Studio context and gear confirmed for album, but not for every individual song section—however, this is the only documented setup for the era.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Acid Bath's 'Dope Fiend' features a thick, saturated, and aggressive 90s sludge/doom tone with high gain, tight but not overwhelming bass, slightly scooped mids, and enough treble/presence for clarity without harshness. The production is dry and raw, typical for the genre and era, so reverb is essentially absent.