Riff Tone

Epilogue

Opeth

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 1990s model, as used by Mikael Åkerfeldt on 'My Arms, Your Hearse')

AmpPeavey 5150 120-Watt Head

PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass4.5

mid7

treble6

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1998. Gear confirmed for 'My Arms, Your Hearse' album sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this song section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific track; amp distortion primarily used.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothslightly overdriven cleanlush ambient reverbrounded attackarticulate note separationmild breakup on accentsopen and ringing chordsdynamic and touch-sensitivenot scooped or harshstudio ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technique due to extended chords, dynamic picking, and maintaining clarity in a clean/edge tone. Not technically fast, but musicality and control are essential.

Sources

Opeth – My Arms, Your Hearse - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard My Arms Your Hearse tone : r/Opeth - Reddit

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