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Riff Tone

Burden

Opeth

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS McCarty 594
AmpLaney VH100R
PickupsPRS 58/15 LT humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationDryBell DryBell Vibe Machine

Notes

Studio recording, 2008 (Watershed album). Guitar and amp inferred from era and forum/source consensus for Watershed sessions. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for 'Burden' riff, but Fredrik Åkesson's gear for this album is well-documented.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smootharticulate midsslightly compressed low endcrisp and present top endopen and airytouch-sensitivedynamic clean-to-edge-of-breakupsubtle studio ambiencenot heavily saturatedclear chord voicings

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technique due to its chord complexity, dynamic control, and subtle phrasing, but does not involve advanced speed or extreme technical demands.

Sources

How to get guitar tone on watershed? : r/OpethOpeth and Ghost guitarist Fredrik Åkesson reveals what’s on his pedalboard | Guitar WorldRig Rundown: Opeth - Premier Guitar

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