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Riff Tone
Face of Melinda (Remastered)
Opeth
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarPaul Reed Smith Custom 24
AmpENGL Savage 120
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999 (Still Life album sessions). Guitarist: Mikael Åkerfeldt. Clean section of 'Face of Melinda' uses neck pickup and clean amp channel. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassywarm and roundedarticulate and clearslightly compressedopen highsfull-bodied lowssmooth sustaindynamic touch responsesubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise articulation to capture the subtlety and clarity of the original recording.
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Original Gear
GuitarPaul Reed Smith Custom 24
AmpENGL Savage 120
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999 (Still Life album sessions). Guitarist: Mikael Åkerfeldt. Clean section of 'Face of Melinda' uses neck pickup and clean amp channel. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and glassywarm and roundedarticulate and clearslightly compressedopen highsfull-bodied lowssmooth sustaindynamic touch responsesubtle reverb ambienceno audible modulation
Difficulty
The clean riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise articulation to capture the subtlety and clarity of the original recording.