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Riff Tone

Honey Bucket

Melvins

Guitarmetal1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, black, stock humbuckers)
AmpSunn Model T (original, early 1970s version, as used by Buzz Osborne on Houdini album)

Amp Settings

gain8.5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Honey Bucket' (1993, Houdini album). Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple interviews and video lessons. Pickup selector used as a 'three-stage gain switch' per Osborne. No evidence of pedals on the original studio recording; distortion comes from amp. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
raw and aggressivesludgy and thicktight and percussivefuzzy high-gain saturationmid-heavy puncharticulate attackdry, no ambiencechoked strummingatonal and noisyheavy, crushing riff

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