Riff Tone

Creepy Green Light

Type O Negative

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 90s, likely tuned to B or C standard)

AmpFender Quad Reverb (used in studio for Bloody Kisses era, per artist interview)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock SG pickups, likely 490R/498T or similar for era)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass7

mid4

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzUnknown Distortion/Fuzz pedal (model unknown, possibly Electro-Harmonix Big Muff or similar)

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown, possibly Boss CE-2 or CEB-3 Bass Chorus)

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 (Bloody Kisses sessions). Kenny Hickey used a rack system with an early A/DA preamp and a Fender Quad Reverb. Guitar is a Gibson SG, tuned down to B or C standard. Effects chain includes chorus and heavy distortion/fuzz. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp type due to lack of explicit numeric values.

Tone Character(10)

thick and saturateddark and atmosphericscooped midstight palm-muted chugshigh-gain saturationmodulated with chorus shimmerheavy low-end punchslightly fuzzy textureclear note separation despite gaingothic, doomy ambience

Difficulty

The riff is moderately challenging due to the low tuning and need for tight palm muting with high gain and chorus, but does not require advanced lead techniques.

Sources

How do i Get type o negative guitar tone? : r/typeonegative Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey on tone and technique | Guitar World Type O Negative Sound : r/guitarpedals Chorus is so popular, but I can't find a way to use it. To me ...

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