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Kiss the Ladder Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Fleshwater
Fleshwater · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Mod Shop Jazzmaster (Mystic Seafoam Green, stock black pickups, 3 Ply Mint Green pickguard)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coils (stock, black covers)
Amp
Peavey 5150 head into 4x12 cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Gear confirmed via live pedalboard/guitar photos and forum posts; no direct studio documentation, but live and studio setups appear consistent for this era (2022). Focus is on the main distorted riff section, not clean or intro effects.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive · overdrive
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Fender Mod Shop Jazzmaster → Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Chorus pedal (model unknown) → Peavey 5150 head → 4x12 cab (Celestion V30s)
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Tone Character
- tight and saturated
- articulate pick attack
- dense, wall-of-sound rhythm
- slightly scooped mids
- controlled low end
- cutting upper midrange
- modulated ambience
- crisp and defined
- modern alternative metal/shoegaze blend
- noise-gated for tightness