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Dream House Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Deafheaven
Deafheaven · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1980s, black finish, as seen in studio photos from Sunbather era)
Pickups
Stock Gibson humbuckers (likely 490R/498T or similar, passive, medium-high output)
Amp
Peavey 6505+ head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, Sunbather era 2013)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2013. Guitarist Kerry McCoy is confirmed to have used a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a Peavey 6505+ for the heavy riff sections on 'Dream House'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main rhythm tracks. Pedal use is inferred from genre and audio, as no explicit pedalboard details for this session are available.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Fuzz pedal (model unknown) · fuzz
- Noise gate pedal (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Fuzz pedal (model unknown) → Noise gate (model unknown) → Peavey 6505+ head → Marshall 1960A 4x12 (amp spring reverb at low level)
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Tone Character
- dense wall-of-sound
- saturated high-gain
- tight and articulate
- slightly scooped mids
- crisp treble bite
- massive sustain
- compressed dynamics
- minimal reverb
- multi-tracked layering
- aggressive pick attack