Riff Tone

Your Ghost Again

Mastodon

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst (Bill Kelliher signature, likely used for riff section on 'Your Ghost Again')

AmpFriedman Butterslax (Bill Kelliher signature head) into Marshall 4x12 and/or Friedman 4x12 cabinet

PickupsLace Dissonant Aggressor humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2024. Bill Kelliher is confirmed as the main rhythm guitarist on this track. Nick Johnston is the new guitarist but no evidence he played the main riff. Gear inferred from recent Mastodon interviews and Premier Guitar features on the new album era. No evidence of Brent Hinds on this recording. No explicit pedalboard photo for this song, but Kelliher's Friedman Butterslax and Les Paul Custom are confirmed as his main rhythm setup for the album. Studio context.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesaturated high-gainarticulate low endaggressive palm mutingfocused midrange punchclear note separationthick, harmonically rich distortionmodern metal clarityminimal ambienceno muddiness

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at high gain, with tight timing and dynamic control to match Mastodon's complex rhythm structures.

Sources

Mastodon: Hinds & Kelliher's Journey to Redemption - Premier Guitar Bill Kelliher and Nick Johnston on making Mastodon's Marrow Deep | Guitar World “I kept seeing him out the corner of my eye, where he’d be with his guitar”: Mastodon’s first single with their new guitarist is a powerful tribute to Brent Hinds | Guitar World

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