Riff Tone
Dab City
Bongzilla
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson 'Norlin Era' Les Paul Standard (1974-1985)
AmpOrange OR-120
PickupsGibson humbuckers (Norlin era, likely T-Top or Dirty Fingers)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass8
mid6
treble5.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzDoes It Doom Does It Doom Giza
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
phaserElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Nano Small Stone EH4800 Phase Shifter V2
Notes
Studio recording for 'Dab City' (2023). Gear confirmed via Equipboard and Instagram posts; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical stoner/doom practices. No explicit studio-only pedalboard photos found for this session.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedmassive low endgritty and fuzzyoppressive wall of soundslow, droning sustainsmokey and sludgyheavy, down-tunedmid-forward but not scoopedslightly compressedraw, unpolished edge
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires tight timing, heavy down-tuned playing, and maintaining a massive, consistent sound with palm muting and dynamic control.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson 'Norlin Era' Les Paul Standard (1974-1985)
AmpOrange OR-120
PickupsGibson humbuckers (Norlin era, likely T-Top or Dirty Fingers)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass8
mid6
treble5.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzDoes It Doom Does It Doom Giza
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
phaserElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Nano Small Stone EH4800 Phase Shifter V2
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording for 'Dab City' (2023). Gear confirmed via Equipboard and Instagram posts; settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical stoner/doom practices. No explicit studio-only pedalboard photos found for this session.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedmassive low endgritty and fuzzyoppressive wall of soundslow, droning sustainsmokey and sludgyheavy, down-tunedmid-forward but not scoopedslightly compressedraw, unpolished edge
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires tight timing, heavy down-tuned playing, and maintaining a massive, consistent sound with palm muting and dynamic control.
More Bongzilla tones
- Sacred Smoke · riff
- Amerijuanican · riff