Riff Tone
Cinnamon Girl
Type O Negative
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (black with green accessories, drop tuned to B)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (exact model not confirmed for studio recording of 'Cinnamon Girl')
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock SG pickups, passive, ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1996, October Rust album. Guitar confirmed via Equipboard studio photo. Amp model not specified in any available source for this song/album. No explicit pedalboard or amp effect details for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
heavy and saturatedcrunchy and thicktight and percussivedark, metallic edgeminimal brightnessaggressive attacklo-fi, slightly fuzzy texturedense wall of soundlow tuning resonancelittle to no modulation or ambience
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward in terms of fretting and rhythm, but requires tight palm muting, heavy attack, and handling of low tuning for clarity.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (black with green accessories, drop tuned to B)
AmpUnknown high-gain amp (exact model not confirmed for studio recording of 'Cinnamon Girl')
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely stock SG pickups, passive, ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
mid5.5
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1996, October Rust album. Guitar confirmed via Equipboard studio photo. Amp model not specified in any available source for this song/album. No explicit pedalboard or amp effect details for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
heavy and saturatedcrunchy and thicktight and percussivedark, metallic edgeminimal brightnessaggressive attacklo-fi, slightly fuzzy texturedense wall of soundlow tuning resonancelittle to no modulation or ambience
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward in terms of fretting and rhythm, but requires tight palm muting, heavy attack, and handling of low tuning for clarity.
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