Riff Tone

She Burned Me Down

Type O Negative

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFernandes Raven Elite Sustainer (early model, black, with green inlays, B tuning)

AmpA/DA MP-1 Preamp into Mesa/Boogie Simul-Class 2: Ninety power amp, Mesa/Boogie 4x12 cabinet

PickupsSeymour Duncan JB (bridge), Fernandes Sustainer (neck)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass7

mid4.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 (October Rust era). Kenny Hickey used Fernandes Raven Elite Sustainer as main guitar for this era. Amp setup was rack-based with A/DA MP-1 preamp and Mesa power amp/cab. No evidence of live rig or later Schecter guitars for this song/era.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsheavy, saturated distortionarticulate palm-muted chugsdark, gothic metal tonalitythick low end without mudchorus shimmer in backgroundhigh-output bridge pickup attackdense, layered guitar soundclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, articulate palm muting and precise rhythm in a low B tuning, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Kenny Hickey - Wikipedia Type O Negative guitarist Kenny Hickey on tone and technique | Guitar World The guitar of Type O Negative October Rust In Praise of Bacchus Kenny Hickey Peter Steele Goth Rock How do i Get type o negative guitar tone? : r/typeonegative - Reddit

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