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Soothsayer (dedicated to Aunt Suzie) Guitar Tone Settings
Buckethead · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Studio (Buckethead Signature or similar, white, with DiMarzio pickups)
Pickups
DiMarzio Air Norton (neck), DiMarzio Tone Zone (bridge) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording era, clean channel)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2006 (album 'Crime Slunk Scene'). Clean section uses neck pickup, amp clean channel. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean section in studio.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Guitar → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (clean channel, spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- lush and ambient
- warm neck pickup tone
- smooth and rounded highs
- rich sustain
- clear and articulate
- slightly compressed
- spacious reverb
- crystal clean attack
- no audible breakup
- dynamic response
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source gives exact clean amp settings for the studio recording; settings estimated based on typical Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier clean channel use and genre/era.
- No explicit confirmation of pedal use for clean section; delay/reverb inferred from audio and forum consensus.
- Pickup choice (neck) inferred from tone and common Buckethead practice for clean intros.
- Pedal and amp effect models are not confirmed for clean section; delay/reverb are clearly audible but model unknown.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Buckethead's 'Soothsayer' riff tone is a saturated, singing high-gain lead with tight low end, balanced mids, and enough treble/presence for clarity without harshness. He typically uses a Marshall or Diezel-type amp with moderate bass, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, and minimal reverb for a focused, modern lead sound.