No. 1381998·nu-metal·4 blocks
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The down-tuned alt-metal grind that broke Godsmack's debut. Tony Rombola tracked the self-titled album with a borrowed Gibson Les Paul Studio — 'the one that worked best with my Mesas,' in his words — through his Mesa/Boogie rig at New Alliance Studios in Boston, produced by Sully Erna and Mudrock. Played in drop C (a drop-D shape tuned a whole step down), it's a thick, mid-forward rhythm with bluesy wah inflections over the chug.
GodsmackSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Studio (borrowed)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Light tracking compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Rectifier (Rombola's 'Mesas')
Drive
7
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
6
Presence
6
ChVol
6
Master
8
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
4.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa Recto 4x12 (Vintage 30)
LowCut95Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
8
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
15ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global brightness EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 138
The down-tuned alt-metal grind that broke Godsmack's debut. Tony Rombola tracked the self-titled album with a borrowed Gibson Les Paul Studio — 'the one that worked best with my Mesas,' in his words — through his Mesa/Boogie rig at New Alliance Studios in Boston, produced by Sully Erna and Mudrock. Played in drop C (a drop-D shape tuned a whole step down), it's a thick, mid-forward rhythm with bluesy wah inflections over the chug.
— Tony Rombola
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