Riff Tone
Waiting Hare
Buckethead, Serj Tankian & Shana Halligan
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (Buckethead signature, likely white, with killswitch)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsGibson 496R (neck) and 500T (bridge) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Enter the Chicken' (2005). No direct evidence for live rig or alternate guitars for this track. Gear inferred from Buckethead's known studio setup for this era and genre. No evidence of alternate amp or guitar for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchmodern metal clarityarticulate palm mutingfocused low endcrisp attacksinging sustainslight ambient tailcontrolled feedbackno excessive fizzpercussive chug
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of palm muting and rhythm accuracy, with some dynamic shifts and articulation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (Buckethead signature, likely white, with killswitch)
AmpPeavey 5150 (studio recording, 2005 era)
PickupsGibson 496R (neck) and 500T (bridge) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Enter the Chicken' (2005). No direct evidence for live rig or alternate guitars for this track. Gear inferred from Buckethead's known studio setup for this era and genre. No evidence of alternate amp or guitar for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight, saturated rhythm crunchmodern metal clarityarticulate palm mutingfocused low endcrisp attacksinging sustainslight ambient tailcontrolled feedbackno excessive fizzpercussive chug
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of palm muting and rhythm accuracy, with some dynamic shifts and articulation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
Waiting Hare settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.