Riff Tone
WIZARD
Castle Rat
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG (pearl white, recent Reverb acquisition by Riley Pinkerton)
AmpUnknown tube amp (no explicit source; likely Marshall or similar high-gain amp, inferred from genre and era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/490T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2024. Gear confirmed for album 'The Bestiary' sessions. No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for the riff section; guitar model confirmed by Guitar World interview.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and saturatedthick, sustaining power chordstight, palm-muted chugsfuzzed-out, saturated riffingmid-heavy punchslightly scooped but not hollowaggressive attackwarm low endclear note separation in unison riffsclassic doom/stoner metal weight
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and timing for the unison sections, but uses standard doom/stoner metal techniques and power chords, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG (pearl white, recent Reverb acquisition by Riley Pinkerton)
AmpUnknown tube amp (no explicit source; likely Marshall or similar high-gain amp, inferred from genre and era)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/490T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2024. Gear confirmed for album 'The Bestiary' sessions. No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for the riff section; guitar model confirmed by Guitar World interview.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and saturatedthick, sustaining power chordstight, palm-muted chugsfuzzed-out, saturated riffingmid-heavy punchslightly scooped but not hollowaggressive attackwarm low endclear note separation in unison riffsclassic doom/stoner metal weight
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and timing for the unison sections, but uses standard doom/stoner metal techniques and power chords, making it accessible to intermediate players.
WIZARD settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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