Riff Tone

Wisdom Comes

GOJIRA

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (early 2000s, likely 2001-2002, as used by Joe Duplantier on Terra Incognita era)

AmpPeavey 5150/6505 or EVH 5150 III (blue channel), Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet

PickupsGibson 490R/498T humbuckers (passive)

Amp Settings

gain9

bass6

mid5.5

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2001; evidence points to passive humbucker Les Paul into high-gain Peavey/EVH amp with Marshall cab. No evidence of pedals or effects in riff section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and amp type.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated high-gainaggressive palm mutingarticulate low-endfocused midrange punchcrushing heavinessclear note separationminimal ambiencemodern metal claritydry, immediate attack

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, demanding stamina and accuracy typical of advanced metal rhythm guitar.

Sources

Terra Incognita beefy guitar tone : r/gojira - Reddit Can't get a good tone using Archetype Gojira and Amped plugins

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