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Nerdy Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Poison the Well
Poison the Well · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Artisan
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely stock, late 70s/early 80s T-Top or Super Humbuckers)
Amp
Orange Rockerverb 100 Mk I Tube Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Nerdy' (Tear from the Red, 2002). Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and band/album context. No direct studio photo evidence, but multiple sources confirm Les Paul Artisan and Orange Rockerverb 100 as core studio setup for this album. No evidence of live pedalboard or modern amp models being used on the original recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Noise gate → Orange Rockerverb 100 (spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain
- focused low end
- clear note separation
- articulate attack
- minimal ambience
- modern metalcore punch
- dynamic pick response
- no audible modulation