Riff Tone

Face of Melinda (Remastered)

Opeth

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPaul Reed Smith Custom 24

AmpENGL Savage 120

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

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999 (Still Life album sessions). Guitarist: Mikael Åkerfeldt. Clean section of 'Face of Melinda' uses neck pickup and clean amp channel. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and glassywarm and roundedarticulate and clearslightly compressedopen highsfull-bodied lowssmooth sustaindynamic touch responsesubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulation

Difficulty

The clean riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise articulation to capture the subtlety and clarity of the original recording.

Sources

Face Of Melinda heavy riff tone : r/Opeth - Reddit Opeth and Ghost guitarist Fredrik Åkesson reveals what’s on his pedalboard | Guitar World

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