Riff Tone
Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)
Dying Fetus
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by John Gallagher in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio head)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, year 2000, from the album 'Destroy the Opposition'. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews for this album. No direct source for this exact song's session, but this was the band's standard setup for the album.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingarticulate under heavy gaindense wall of soundbrutal and hugefast attackminimal ambiencefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff section is highly technical, requiring fast, accurate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm changes typical of technical death metal.
Sources
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarESP Eclipse (likely custom, as used by John Gallagher in this era)
AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio head)
PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
mid4.5
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)
This tone has been researched 4 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, year 2000, from the album 'Destroy the Opposition'. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews for this album. No direct source for this exact song's session, but this was the band's standard setup for the album.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedtight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutingarticulate under heavy gaindense wall of soundbrutal and hugefast attackminimal ambiencefocused low end
Difficulty
The riff section is highly technical, requiring fast, accurate picking, tight palm muting, and precise rhythm changes typical of technical death metal.
Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses) settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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