Riff Tone

Be My Druidess

Type O Negative

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (early 90s, likely with stock pickups)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, October Rust era)

PickupsEpiphone humbuckers (stock, likely Alnico V)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass7

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording for 'October Rust' (1996). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model.

Tone Character(10)

dark and saturatedthick and atmosphericwide stereo chorus effecttight and percussive palm mutingscooped midslush and ambienthigh-gain saturationslightly compressedarticulate attackgothic metal texture

Difficulty

The riff is not technically complex but requires tight palm muting, precise timing, and adaptation to very low tuning, making it moderately challenging for players not used to downtuned metal.

Sources

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