Riff Tone

The Moor (Remastered)

Opeth

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1990s reissue, as used by Mikael Åkerfeldt on Still Life)

AmpPeavey 5150 120-Watt Head

PickupsStock Gibson humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999. Gear confirmed for Still Life album sessions. Clean tone sections likely used the Les Paul into the 5150 on the clean channel. No evidence of additional pedals for clean tone in studio; pedalboard info from later eras not applicable.

Tone Character(10)

lush and bell-like cleanswarm and rounded low endclear note separationslightly compressed attacksubtle amp reverbarticulate fingerstyle dynamicsno audible drive or breakupfull-bodied humbucker claritystudio-polished clean sounddynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate-to-advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise timing due to Opeth's progressive arrangements and subtle chord voicings.

Sources

Opeth – Still Life (Remastered) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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