Solo Tone

Distant Thunder

Takayoshi Ohmura

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarESP Snapper Custom (Mikio Fujioka Signature, likely with Seymour Duncan SH-1/TB-1 '59 Model pickups)

AmpKemper Profiling Amplifier (profiled with Celestion Greenback or G12-65 Heritage speakers)

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-1/TB-1 '59 Model (humbucker, bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb2

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayJim Dunlop Jim Dunlop EP101 Echoplex

boostCONISIS CONISIS Black Messiah (Gain switch OFF)

boostBeyond Beyond Tube Buffer 2S (Gain knob OFF)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Angels In The Dark' (2021). Gear confirmed for album, not live. Kemper used with profiles based on Marshall-style amps and Celestion Greenback/G12-65 speakers. Pedalboard includes delay and buffer pedals. Pickup and guitar model confirmed for this album. Effects chain includes delay pedal for solo. No evidence of wah, chorus, flanger, or phaser in this solo.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainfluid legato runstight and articulate lead tonecrisp attackmodern high-gain clarityharmonic overtonesfast alternate picking definitionclear note separationpowerful solo presencecontrolled feedback

Difficulty

The solo features extremely fast alternate picking, advanced legato and sweep picking techniques, and complex phrasing with wide interval jumps, requiring expert-level technical proficiency and precise control.

Sources

Takayoshi Ohmura – Angels In The Dark - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard [Takayoshi Ohmura] I Want to Be the Nobleman of Speaker Units! - The Path to Becoming a Nobleman of Anything｜Sound House

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