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Mz. Hyde Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Halestorm

Halestorm · 2010s+ · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Custom Telecaster (hard rock style, Jim Root neck, Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom bridge pickup, killswitch mod)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan SH-11 Custom Custom (bridge humbucker)
Amp
Marshall 1971 Plexi (red) blended with Diezel VH4 or Soldano 100W (studio recording, two amps mixed)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording for 'Mz. Hyde' (2012, The Strange Case Of...), main riff section. Joe Hottinger played the riff using a custom Telecaster with a Seymour Duncan SH-11 bridge pickup, through a Marshall Plexi and either a Diezel VH4 or Soldano 100W, with pedals including Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, MXR Phase 90, flanger, and possibly others. No evidence of live rig or Lzzy Hale's gear for this specific part.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
7
Reverb
1.5
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
  • MXR Phase 90 · phaser
  • Flanger pedal (model unknown) · flanger

Fender Custom Telecaster (bridge SH-11) → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → MXR Phase 90 → Flanger pedal (model unknown) → Marshall Plexi + Diezel VH4/Soldano 100W (blended, minimal room reverb)

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Tone Character

  • tight and aggressive
  • punchy midrange
  • thick, saturated distortion
  • articulate and percussive attack
  • modern high-gain clarity
  • controlled low end
  • slightly scooped but present mids
  • crisp top end without harshness
  • dynamic response to picking
  • studio-polished heaviness

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