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Riff Tone

Love You to Death

Type O Negative

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone SG Custom (early 90s, black, stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (early 90s, rackmount version, studio recording)
PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (likely Alnico, passive)

Amp Settings

gain8
bass7
mid4.5
treble6
reverb1
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 (October Rust album). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for October Rust era. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate amps for this recording. No evidence of additional preamps or amp blending for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)
very saturated, sludgy distortiondoomy, thick wall of soundtight palm-muted chugsscooped mids but not extremedark, brooding charactersustained power chordsmassive, enveloping low endchorus shimmer in backgroundstudio production adds depthnot fizzy, retains clarity in mix

Difficulty

The riff is slow and based on power chords, but requires tight palm muting and precise timing to maintain the song's heavy, brooding feel.

Sources

Type O Negative guitar tone? : r/typeonegativeHow do i Get type o negative guitar tone? : r/typeonegativeKenny Hickey guitar tone? Can anyone help me? - Reddit

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