Riff Tone

Honey Bucket

Melvins

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, black, stock humbuckers)

AmpSunn Model T (original, early 1970s version, as used by Buzz Osborne on Houdini album)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely T-Top or Dirty Fingers depending on exact year)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass7

mid6

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Honey Bucket' (1993, Houdini album). Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple interviews and video lessons. Pickup selector used as a 'three-stage gain switch' per Osborne. No evidence of pedals on the original studio recording; distortion comes from amp. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

raw and aggressivesludgy and thicktight and percussivefuzzy high-gain saturationmid-heavy puncharticulate attackdry, no ambiencechoked strummingatonal and noisyheavy, crushing riff

Sources

Watch Buzz Osborne share the secrets behind his Melvins riffs ...Buzz Osborne is Gibson's latest Riff Lords guest | Guitar World Honey Bucket [Grunge] Possibly the heaviest intro to a song there is

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