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Riff Tone
Be My Druidess
Type O Negative
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (early 90s, likely with stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, October Rust era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording for 'October Rust' (1996). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model.
Tone Character(10)
dark and saturatedthick and atmosphericwide stereo chorus effecttight and percussive palm mutingscooped midslush and ambienthigh-gain saturationslightly compressedarticulate attackgothic metal texture
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires tight palm muting, precise timing, and adaptation to very low tuning, making it moderately challenging for players not used to downtuned metal.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Custom (early 90s, likely with stock pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, October Rust era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording for 'October Rust' (1996). Kenny Hickey switched to Mesa Dual Rectifier for this album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and amp model.
Tone Character(10)
dark and saturatedthick and atmosphericwide stereo chorus effecttight and percussive palm mutingscooped midslush and ambienthigh-gain saturationslightly compressedarticulate attackgothic metal texture
Difficulty
The riff is not technically complex but requires tight palm muting, precise timing, and adaptation to very low tuning, making it moderately challenging for players not used to downtuned metal.