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Funeral Hymn Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Exodus
Exodus · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse (Gary Holt signature, likely used for recording)
Pickups
EMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp
Peavey 5150 (studio recording, 2007 era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Funeral Hymn' (The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, 2007). Gary Holt is known to have used Peavey 5150 amps with EMG-loaded ESP guitars for this album. No direct evidence of live rig or alternate amps for the studio session. No evidence of additional guitars or amp blending for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
ESP Eclipse (EMG 81 bridge) → Noise gate → Peavey 5150 head → Cabinet (likely Mesa/Boogie 4x12)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- razor-sharp attack
- modern thrash saturation
- crushing rhythm sound
- articulate note separation
- dry, no ambience
- high output, compressed
- filthy, nasty distortion