Riff Tone

The Grief Prophecy / Shadows over a Lost Kingdom

Dissection

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarESP Explorer (likely custom, similar to Gibson Explorer)

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter, likely studio head)

PickupsEMG 81 (bridge, active humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8.5

bass6

mid3.5

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1993; no direct evidence for pedals or effects, but genre and era suggest minimal pedal use. Gear inferred from known Dissection studio photos and typical Swedish black/death metal setups of early 1990s. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationrazor-sharp attackdry and immediatecrisp high enddense, layered guitarsminimal ambiencearticulate note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and tight palm muting at high speed, with complex rhythm patterns typical of early black/death metal, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Dissection – The Somberlain - Gear & Equipment Used on ...Dissection Amp Settings - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar

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