GuitarCleanSolo
Poisonous Shadows Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Megadeth
Megadeth · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul (Ryan Wariner's Custom Shop Les Paul, as used on the studio recording)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely stock Les Paul pickups, exact model not specified)
Amp
Dave Mustaine's rig (exact amp model not specified, but likely Marshall JVM or ENGL based on era and Mustaine's known studio gear for Dystopia)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2015-2016 (Dystopia album sessions). Ryan Wariner played the clean/slide solo section using his Les Paul plugged into Dave Mustaine's amp rig. No explicit mention of pedals or amp model for the clean section. No evidence of live performance gear for this part.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
Guitar (Les Paul, neck pickup) → Reverb pedal (model unknown) → Dave Mustaine's amp (likely Marshall/ENGL, clean channel, studio reverb)
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- warm and rounded lows
- smooth top end
- ambient and atmospheric
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed
- subtle reverb tail
- haunting melodic presence
- no audible distortion