Riff Tone

To Sirius

GOJIRA

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (likely 1990s/early 2000s, black, stock pickups)

AmpPeavey 5150 (original block letter head, 1990s, studio recording)

PickupsGibson 490R/498T humbuckers (stock Les Paul Studio pickups, passive, high output)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'From Mars to Sirius' (2005). Joe Duplantier and Christian Andreu both used Gibson Les Paul Studios with stock humbuckers into a Peavey 5150 head and Marshall 1960A 4x12 cab. No evidence of live rig or later amp models (EVH 5150 III) being used on this album. No evidence of boost/overdrive pedal in studio chain for this song. All evidence points to direct guitar → amp setup for main riff. No evidence of modulation or time-based pedals on the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate note separationdry and focusedminimal ambiencemodern metal claritypunchy attack

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced right-hand technique for fast, tight palm-muted chugs, precise timing, and stamina to maintain accuracy at high speed.

Sources

Can we talk about From Mars to Sirius' mix and guitar tone? : r/gojira Gear advice:Death metal amp/pedal setup : r/metalguitar - Reddit Tuning of Gojira songs ( for guitar players ) - Reddit

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