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Coheed and Cambria guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 14 Coheed and Cambria songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty into Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier.

Guitars Coheed and Cambria used

Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty3 songs
Gibson Les Paul Standard2 songs
Gibson Explorer E21 song
Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, Travis Stever or Claudio Sanchez main studio guitar for NWFT era)1 song
Gibson Les Paul (likely 1998 tobacco-burst or 2010 goldtop, as used by Travis Stever on NWFT era)1 song
Gibson Explorer (early 2000s, likely with EMG 81/85 active pickups)1 song
Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Claudio Sanchez's main guitar at the time)1 song
Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Claudio Sanchez's main studio guitar for 'The Second Stage Turbine Blade')1 song

Amps Coheed and Cambria used

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier1 song
Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra, studio and live, main distortion patch for riff)1 song
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio, Orange channel, Vintage High Gain mode)1 song
Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra/II for studio recording)1 song
Bogner Uberschall head with Mesa/Boogie cabinets1 song
Marshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording era, early 2000s)1 song
Marshall JCM8001 song
Mesa/Boogie Mark V (studio, riff section, 2003 recording)1 song

19 Coheed and Cambria tones

Song	Part	Guitar	Amp	Gain
The Crowing · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Explorer (early 2000s, likely with EMG 81/85 active pickups)	Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra/II for studio recording)	7.5
Welcome Home · solo	Solo · distorted	Gibson Les Paul with EMG 81 (bridge) and EMG 85 (neck) pickups	Marshall Super Lead (modeled via Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra/Axe-FX II)	7.5
Welcome Home · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Studio Vintage Sunburst (EMG pickups)	Bogner Uberschall 100W Head into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cab with Celestion Vintage 30s	7.5
A Favor House Atlantic · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard	Bogner Uberschall head with Mesa/Boogie cabinets	7.5
Blood Red Summer · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard (early 2000s, likely used by Claudio Sanchez in studio)	Marshall 1974x (18W combo, likely studio amp for this era/album)	7
Everything Evil · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Explorer E2	Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier	8
Everything Evil · riff	Riff · clean	Gibson Explorer '76 Reissue (likely white, with EMG-81/85 pickups)	Bogner Uberschall head into Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet	0
God Send Conspirator · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty	Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Head	7.5
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard (early 2000s, likely wine red or black, as used by Claudio Sanchez on this album)	Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (3-channel head)	7.5
Junesong Provision · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Claudio Sanchez's main studio guitar for 'The Second Stage Turbine Blade')	Marshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording era amp, used by Claudio Sanchez on early Coheed records)	7
Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s model, Claudio Sanchez's main studio guitar for this era)	Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp for The Afterman: Ascension era)	7.5
Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute · clean	Clean · clean	Nash PB57 Precision Bass	Aguilar DB 751	0
Neverender · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty	Mesa/Boogie Mark V (studio, riff section, 2003 recording)	7
No World for Tomorrow · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, Travis Stever or Claudio Sanchez main studio guitar for NWFT era)	Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra, studio and live, main distortion patch for riff)	7.5
No World for Tomorrow · solo	Solo · distorted	Gibson Les Paul (likely 1998 tobacco-burst or 2010 goldtop, as used by Travis Stever on NWFT era)	Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio, Orange channel, Vintage High Gain mode)	7.5
The Lying Lies & Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty (Travis Stever, likely studio guitar for riff section)	Bogner Uberschall	7.5
The Suffering · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty	Peavey 5150	8
Time Consumer · riff	Riff · clean	Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Claudio Sanchez's main guitar at the time)	Marshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording era, early 2000s)	0
Time Consumer · riff	Riff · distorted	Gibson Les Paul Standard	Marshall JCM800	7.5

Coheed and Cambria songs on popular amps

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Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute on Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did Coheed and Cambria use?

Across 14 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (1 song), Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra, studio and live, main distortion patch for riff) (1 song), Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (studio, Orange channel, Vintage High Gain mode) (1 song), Marshall Super Lead (modeled in Fractal Audio Axe-Fx Ultra/II for studio recording) (1 song).

What guitar did Coheed and Cambria use?

Most often: Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty (3 songs), Gibson Les Paul Standard (2 songs), Gibson Explorer E2 (1 song), Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s, Travis Stever or Claudio Sanchez main studio guitar for NWFT era) (1 song).

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