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Tony Rombola
Godsmack's guitarist since the band's 1998 self-titled debut, Rombola is a blues player at heart who built the band's heavy sound on Gibson Les Pauls through Mesa/Boogie Rectifier amps in drop C. He tracked the debut on a borrowed Les Paul Studio ('the one that worked best with my Mesas') and by Awake was recording his Mesa rig through a documented SM57 + Sennheiser MD 421 capture. His tone is thick and mid-forward, and his wah-tinged solos betray the blues roots under the chug.
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