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Fadeless Riff Guitar Tone Settings — the GazettE
the GazettE · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by Uruha in studio recordings of this era)
Pickups
EMG 81/60 active humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (typical for GazettE heavy studio tones, no direct source for Fadeless but consistent with genre/era/artist)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2013. No direct source for exact gear on 'Fadeless' riff, but inferred from GazettE's known studio setups and genre conventions.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate pedal (model unknown) · noise_gate
- Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely amp gain or boost) · distortion
ESP Eclipse (EMG 81 bridge) → Noise gate → Distortion/amp gain → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (light digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain distortion
- articulate note separation
- clear low-end punch
- compressed attack
- focused midrange
- cutting high end
- minimal ambience
- modern metal clarity