Solo Tone

The Motherload

Mastodon

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Brent Hinds, studio recording)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (studio recording)

PickupsSeymour Duncan SH-4 JB (bridge humbucker), SH-1 '59 (neck humbucker)

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2014. Brent Hinds is known to use a Gibson Les Paul Custom with Seymour Duncan pickups into a Marshall JCM800 for heavy Mastodon tones. No evidence of pedals used for distortion on this track; amp gain is primary. No explicit evidence of additional pedals or effects for the solo in 'The Motherload'.

Tone Character(10)

tight and saturatedsinging sustainarticulate single-note linesaggressive pick attackclear note separationmodern metal clarityfull-bodied midrangecrisp top endcontrolled feedbackminimal ambience

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced picking technique, accurate string skipping, and fast position shifts, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

How to dial in the Leviathan guitar tone? : r/mastodonband - Reddit What kind of distortion pedals would give a good Mastodon sound?Tuning List : r/mastodonband - Reddit

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