Riff Tone

Ocean Planet

GOJIRA

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s/90s, black, as used by Joe Duplantier on 'From Mars to Sirius')

AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter, original model, as used on 'From Mars to Sirius')

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2005 ('From Mars to Sirius' album). Gear confirmed by multiple interviews and studio photos for this era. No evidence of pedal boosts or modulation effects for main riff. Rhythm tone is high-gain, tight, and dry. No Whammy or pitch effects in riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing heavinessminimal ambiencedry and focusedmodern metal clarityscooped midsfast attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and complex, syncopated rhythms, demanding high precision and stamina.

Sources

Please give amp settings for gojira for my kind of amp - Reddit Guitar : r/gojira - Reddit Can we talk about From Mars to Sirius' mix and guitar tone? - Reddit

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