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Wizard in Black Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard · 1990s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone SG G-400
Pickups
Epiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Come My Fanatics...' album, released in 1997.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass7.5
Gain8.5
Reverb0
Treble5.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz · fuzz
- Roland RE-201 Space Echo · delay
Guitar → Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz → Roland RE-201 Space Echo → Marshall JCM800 2203
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Tone Character
- thick and saturated
- fuzz-drenched
- dense and murky
- aggressive and unrelenting
- seismic and overwhelming
Notes & Caveats
- Specific amp settings are estimated based on typical usage for this genre and era.
- Exact pickup selector position is inferred from common practice for achieving the described tone.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Electric Wizard's 'Wizard in Black' features a thick, sludgy tone typical of doom metal, with high gain and a pronounced low end. The mids are more balanced to avoid a scooped sound, while treble and presence are kept low to maintain a dark, heavy tone. Reverb is minimal to keep the sound tight and focused.