Riff Tone

Alcoholism

Psychonaut 4

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely midrange model, possibly Ibanez or LTD, based on genre/region/era)

AmpUnknown solid-state or tube amp (no evidence for specific model; likely Marshall, Peavey, or similar, based on genre/era/region)

PickupsLikely passive humbuckers (exact model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model used on the studio recording of 'Alcoholism' by Psychonaut 4. No official rig rundown or studio notes found. All gear details are estimated based on genre (DSBM/black metal), era (2010s+), and typical Eastern European black metal recording practices. Studio recording, released 2012.

Tone Character(10)

haunting and melancholicclear and undistortedslightly dark and lo-fimodest natural reverbintimate and atmosphericno chorus or modulationwarm neck pickup tonefingerpicked or lightly strummedno palm mutingsubtle, not bright or sparkly

Difficulty

The clean riff is technically simple but requires control over dynamics and tone to achieve the haunting, atmospheric feel characteristic of DSBM clean passages.

Sources

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