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Dragonaut Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sleep
Sleep · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (3-humbucker, likely early 1990s model)
Pickups
Lace Sensor Matt Pike Dragonaut (bridge and neck), Dirty Hesher (middle)
Amp
Laney Supergroup (likely LA100BL, early 1970s model, cranked)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1992-1993. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for Sleep's 'Holy Mountain' era. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids8
Bass8
Gain7.5
Reverb0
Treble5.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- ProCo RAT · distortion
Guitar → ProCo RAT → Laney Supergroup (no reverb, no time-based effects)
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Tone Character
- thick and saturated
- super articulation while maintaining substantial low end
- beefy, classic stoner rock wall of sound
- mid-forward and punchy
- sustains more than modern amps
- articulate attack
- riff-heavy and percussive
- cranked tube amp saturation
- tight but not scooped
- raw and organic distortion