Riff Tone

Go Into the Water (Remixed & Remastered)

Metalocalypse: Dethklok

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Explorer (Brendon Small signature, likely Epiphone or Gibson, used in studio)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording, 2006 era)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid4

treble7

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Go Into the Water' (Remixed & Remastered), 2006. Brendon Small used his signature Gibson Explorer with EMG pickups into a Marshall JCM800. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this specific riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endcrisp and articulate highsmodern metal claritycompressed attackminimal ambiencefocused, controlled distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at high gain, demanding strong right-hand technique and rhythmic precision typical of modern metal.

Sources

Rig Rundown - Dethklok's Brendon Small - Premier Guitar Go Into The Water Tab by Dethklok | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm

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