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Riff Tone
The Moor (Remastered)
Opeth
Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1990s reissue, as used by Mikael Åkerfeldt on Still Life)
AmpPeavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear confirmed for Still Life album sessions. Clean tone sections likely used the Les Paul into the 5150 on the clean channel. No evidence of additional pedals for clean tone in studio; pedalboard info from later eras not applicable.
Tone Character(10)
lush and bell-like cleanswarm and rounded low endclear note separationslightly compressed attacksubtle amp reverbarticulate fingerstyle dynamicsno audible drive or breakupfull-bodied humbucker claritystudio-polished clean sounddynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean riff requires intermediate-to-advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise timing due to Opeth's progressive arrangements and subtle chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s/1990s reissue, as used by Mikael Åkerfeldt on Still Life)
AmpPeavey 5150 120-Watt Head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear confirmed for Still Life album sessions. Clean tone sections likely used the Les Paul into the 5150 on the clean channel. No evidence of additional pedals for clean tone in studio; pedalboard info from later eras not applicable.
Tone Character(10)
lush and bell-like cleanswarm and rounded low endclear note separationslightly compressed attacksubtle amp reverbarticulate fingerstyle dynamicsno audible drive or breakupfull-bodied humbucker claritystudio-polished clean sounddynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The clean riff requires intermediate-to-advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise timing due to Opeth's progressive arrangements and subtle chord voicings.