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Riff Tone
Ocean Planet
GOJIRA
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s/90s, black, as used by Joe Duplantier on 'From Mars to Sirius')
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter, original model, as used on 'From Mars to Sirius')
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005 ('From Mars to Sirius' album). Gear confirmed by multiple interviews and studio photos for this era. No evidence of pedal boosts or modulation effects for main riff. Rhythm tone is high-gain, tight, and dry. No Whammy or pitch effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing heavinessminimal ambiencedry and focusedmodern metal clarityscooped midsfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and complex, syncopated rhythms, demanding high precision and stamina.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1980s/90s, black, as used by Joe Duplantier on 'From Mars to Sirius')
AmpPeavey 5150 (block letter, original model, as used on 'From Mars to Sirius')
Amp Settings
gain9
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2005 ('From Mars to Sirius' album). Gear confirmed by multiple interviews and studio photos for this era. No evidence of pedal boosts or modulation effects for main riff. Rhythm tone is high-gain, tight, and dry. No Whammy or pitch effects in riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate low endcrushing heavinessminimal ambiencedry and focusedmodern metal clarityscooped midsfast attack
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and complex, syncopated rhythms, demanding high precision and stamina.