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Roots Bloody Roots Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sepultura
Sepultura · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard (Max Cavalera, rhythm) and Jackson Soloist (Andreas Kisser, lead/rhythm)
Pickups
Gibson SG: stock humbuckers; Jackson Soloist: Seymour Duncan humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Triaxis Preamp into Mesa/Boogie power amp and Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet (Andreas Kisser); Marshall JCM800 (Max Cavalera, likely for rhythm)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1995-1996. Gear confirmed for Roots album era. Settings are estimated based on genre, amp, and era due to lack of explicit knob values in sources.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (modded, borrowed from Korn's Brian 'Head' Welch) · fuzz
Guitar → Big Muff (modded) → Mesa/Boogie Triaxis Preamp → Mesa/Boogie Power Amp → Mesa/Boogie 4x12 Cabinet
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped midrange
- crushing low end
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- minimal ambience
- dense, layered distortion
- modern metal clarity
- raw, aggressive tones