Riff Tone

Flying Whales

GOJIRA

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s-2000s, as used by Joe Duplantier in studio)

AmpPeavey 5150/6505 (studio version, as used on 'From Mars to Sirius')

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2004-2005. Joe Duplantier is known to have used a Gibson Les Paul Custom with EMG pickups and a Peavey 5150/6505 for the 'From Mars to Sirius' album. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean intro/verse of 'Flying Whales'; no evidence of Fender or other clean amps being used in studio for this song. No evidence of pedal-based clean boosts or compressors for the clean section.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and hi-fitight and articulateslightly compressedwarm neck pickup soundsubtle amp reverbno audible breakupclear note separationpercussive attacknot boomy or muddyno modulation or delay

Difficulty

The clean intro/riff requires precise picking and muting to maintain clarity and avoid noise, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Joe's Live Amp Settings : r/gojira - Reddit How can I get my guitar to sound like Gojira? - Reddit Anyone know what amps and other gear they used to record “The ...

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