Riff Tone
Your Path to Divinity
Jesu
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Justin Broadrick in early Jesu era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable, based on genre, era, and forum references to Jesu/Godflesh/early Jesu tones)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson, model unspecified)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
mid5.5
treble5.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo Rat (model unknown, likely vintage or reissue)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely digital or analog)
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 (Jesu self-titled album sessions). No direct source for exact gear on this track, but Broadrick is widely documented using Les Pauls and Marshall JCM800s for early Jesu. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
massive and saturateddense and layeredfuzzy but controlledambient and atmosphericslow, heavy attacksustained, droning chordsthick low endminimal note definitionenveloping soundscapeshoegaze-influenced wash
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires precise timing, heavy picking, and control of sustain and muting to achieve the dense, immersive sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Justin Broadrick in early Jesu era)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most probable, based on genre, era, and forum references to Jesu/Godflesh/early Jesu tones)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson, model unspecified)
Amp Settings
gain9
bass7.5
mid5.5
treble5.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo Rat (model unknown, likely vintage or reissue)
delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely digital or analog)
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2004-2005 (Jesu self-titled album sessions). No direct source for exact gear on this track, but Broadrick is widely documented using Les Pauls and Marshall JCM800s for early Jesu. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
massive and saturateddense and layeredfuzzy but controlledambient and atmosphericslow, heavy attacksustained, droning chordsthick low endminimal note definitionenveloping soundscapeshoegaze-influenced wash
Difficulty
The riff is slow and not technically complex, but requires precise timing, heavy picking, and control of sustain and muting to achieve the dense, immersive sound.