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Planets Collide Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Crowbar
Crowbar · 1990s · metal
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Original Recording
Guitar
ESP Eclipse II
Pickups
EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp
Orange Crush Pro 120H Solid State Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1998. Kirk Windstein used ESP Eclipse II with EMG pickups into an Orange Crush Pro 120H solid state amp. Boss MT-2 Metal Zone used as a clean boost (distortion off, level max, EQ noon). Settings are from Kirk's own description for the Orange Crush Pro, which he used after switching from Randall amps. No evidence of additional effects or pedals on the studio recording except the MT-2 boost.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass8
Gain7
Reverb0
Treble5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Boss MT-2 Metal Zone · boost
ESP Eclipse II (EMG 81/85) → Boss MT-2 Metal Zone (boost, distortion off) → Orange Crush Pro 120H
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Tone Character
- thick and crushing
- tight and percussive
- huge low end
- scooped mids
- sludgy and heavy
- aggressive palm muting
- dry, no ambience
- focused and punchy
- massive, saturated distortion
- articulate despite high gain
Sources
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