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Soothsayer (dedicated to Aunt Suzie) Guitar Tone Settings
Buckethead · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Studio (Buckethead Signature, white, with custom oversized body and longer scale)
Pickups
Gibson 496R (neck) and 500T (bridge) ceramic humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM900 4100 100-watt 2-channel Tube Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2006; evidence points to the Marshall JCM900 as the main amp for the studio version. Guitar is the white Buckethead Les Paul with high-output ceramic humbuckers. Pedalboard includes Digitech Whammy II, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Line 6 DL4, and Snarling Dogs Mold Spore Wah. Effects loop likely used for delay. No evidence of live Mesa amps on studio track.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi · fuzz
- Snarling Dogs Mold Spore Psychoscumatic Wah · wah
- Digitech Whammy II · modulation
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay
Guitar → Big Muff Pi → Mold Spore Wah → Digitech Whammy II → Line 6 DL4 Delay → Marshall JCM900 (spring reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- fluid legato runs
- vocal-like wah sweeps
- pronounced delay repeats
- rich, saturated lead tone
- smooth, violin-like sustain
- tight low end
- cutting upper mids
- harmonic feedback
- wide stereo delay