Solo Tone

Burden

Opeth

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 22

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (into Marshall 4x12 cab)

PickupsPRS Dragon II humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

reverbStrymon Strymon Volante (or similar high-quality digital reverb/delay)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Burden' (Watershed, 2008). Guitar and amp inferred from era and multiple forum posts; no direct studio confirmation, but PRS Custom 22 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are consistently cited as Fredrik Åkesson's main setup for this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainwarm and smoothvocal-like phrasingarticulate note separationambient reverb tailslightly overdriventouch-sensitiveclear midsmelodic and expressivemoderate compression

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced phrasing, expressive vibrato, and precise legato technique, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

Opeth and Ghost guitarist Fredrik Åkesson reveals what's ...Burden guitar solos : r/Opeth How to get guitar tone on watershed? : r/Opeth

This tone has been researched 8 times by the community

Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear

Create Free Account