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To Build a Mountain Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Crowbar

Crowbar · 1990s · metal

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Original Recording

Guitar
Charvel San Dimas Pro-Mod Style 1 HH FR MF
Pickups
Seymour Duncan humbuckers (likely JB/59 set, as typical for this model and era)
Amp
Peavey 5150
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, original album release year 1993. Gear confirmed for early Crowbar albums by Equipboard. No explicit pedal or effect chain confirmed for this specific song/section; settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp model.

Amp Settings

Mids
5.5
Bass
7.5
Gain
8.5
Reverb
0
Treble
5.5
Presence
5.5

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Tone Character

  • crushingly heavy
  • thick and sludgy
  • tight palm-muted chugs
  • massive low end
  • saturated distortion
  • aggressive attack
  • dense, wall-of-sound guitar
  • beefy rhythm tone
  • percussive and forceful
  • minimal high-end fizz

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No explicit amp or pedal settings found for this specific song/section; amp settings estimated based on typical Peavey 5150 usage in 1990s sludge/doom metal.
  • ⚠️Guitar model confirmed for early Crowbar albums, but exact pickup model inferred from typical Charvel San Dimas HH configuration.
  • ⚠️No evidence of pedals or effects used in the riff section; distortion is likely from amp only.
  • ⚠️No evidence of reverb, delay, or modulation effects in the riff section; dry, direct amp tone is characteristic.
  • ⚠️If more specific studio documentation emerges, settings should be updated.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Crowbar's 'To Build a Mountain' features a massively saturated, thick, and sludgy tone typical of Kirk Windstein's style in the early 90s, using high gain, boosted bass, moderate mids, and rolled-off treble for darkness. The recording is very dry, with no audible reverb, matching the genre's preference for a raw, unpolished sound.

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