The 'Which Guitar Gear on Which Album?' Compendium

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First off, a big thanks to JeffTD for making this possible. He included just about all the information here to get us started - I'm merely the 'bookie'.

This essentially lists a number of popular records with their reputed rhythm guitar gear lists. Some of them may be incomplete, but this is all of the information we could put together for the time being, as accurately as we could.

You all are welcome to add your own entries to the thread, which may be picked up and tacked on to the OP here. Enjoy.


36 Crazyfists - Rest Inside the Flames

Pickup: Dunacan/Ibanez

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Krank Rev 1

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us

Pickup: EMG 85

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Randall Ultra XL Module


As I Lay Dying - Shadows are Security

Pickup: Gibson passives from older Les Paul

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Krank Revolution 1

Mic: Single SM57


Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion

Pickup: Seymour Duncan JB

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Peavey 5150 and XXX

Cab: Marshall 1960AV with V30s


Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine

Boost: Maxon OD820

Pickup: Seymour Duncan JB

Amp: Krank Revolution 1 and Mesa Dual Racktifier

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: Single SM57

Between The Buried and Me - The Silent Circus & Self-Titled

Pickups: EMG 85/81

Guitar: Ibanez S520WNF

Amp: Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head

Cab: Mesa Standard Recto 4x12


Between The Buried and Me - Alaska

Pickups - EMG 85/81

Boost - Ibanez TS808

Guitar - Ibanez S1625TKS

Amp - Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head

Cab - Mesa Standard Recto 4x12


Between The Buried and Me - Colors

Pickups - Dimarzio D-Activators

Boost - Ibanez TS808

Effects - Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon

Guitar - Ibanez S2170FB

Amp - Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head

Cab - Mesa Standard Recto 4x12


Between The Buried and Me - Colors Live

Pickups - Dimarzio D-Activators

Boost - Ibanez TS808

Effects - Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon

Guitar - PRS Custom 24

Amp - Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head

Cab - Mesa Standard Recto 4x12


Between The Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect

Pickups - Dimarzio D-Activators

Boost - Ibanez TS808

Guitar - PRS Custom 24

Amp - Mesa/Boogie dual rectifier rackmount two-channel head

Cab - Mesa Standard Recto 4x12



Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh

Boost: Boss HM-2

Amp: Marshall DSL50

Cab: Marshall 4x12

Mics: SM57, Royer ribbon, AKG 414 ("might have been a MD421 there too, or a U87..don´t remember") All blended on to one track.


Bloodbath - Ressurection Through Carnage

Boost: Boss HM-2

Amp: Digitech GNX2 preamp with the "Marshall" amp and speaker sim.

Post Processing: Free Filter plug ripping the EQ curve from Entombeds "Drowned", then applied to the guitar tracks.


Chimaira - Resurrection

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amps: Peavey JSX and Krank Krankenstein

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: Single SM57


Cradle of Filth - Thornography

Pickup: PRS Passive

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Krank Krankenstein

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Despised Icon - Ills of Modern Man

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Peavey JSX

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Devildriver - The Last Kind Words

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: Maxon OD820 on 5150. Dual Rectifier boost unknown.

Amp: Peavey 5150 and Mesa Dual Rectifier

Cab: Dual Recifier into Mesa Oversized with SM57 and MD421 | 5150 into Mesa

Oversized with single SM57


In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose

Pickup: EMG 81

Amps: Orange Tiny Terror, Peavey 5150, Marshall JCM 2203KK

Cabs: Marshall 4x12 (Tiny Terror) Mesa Boogie 4x12 (5150 and JCM)

Mics: "cheap ADK mic" (Marshall cab) SM7 (Mesa cab with 5150) Royer R-122 + SM7 (Mesa cab with JCM)


In Flames - Sountrack To Your Escape

Guitars: Gibson Les Paul and Gibson VooDoo V (Among others)

Pickups: EMG 81

Boost: Electro Harmonix Big Muff

Amp: Peavey 5150

Cab: Marshall 4x12


Job for a Cowboy - Genesis

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Peavey 5150

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Kreator - Enemy of God

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Peavey 5150

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Masterplan - Aeronautics

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: TS9

Amp: Mesa Triple Recto 2 ch

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Pickup: Seymour Duncan Distortion

Boost: Ibanez Tubescreamer

Amp: Marshall JMP, Marshall JCM800, Laney VH100R, Orange OD100, Mesa Stilleto

Cab: Marshall / Mesa cabs

Mic: SM57, Royer R121


Megadeth - Endgame

Pickup: Mustaine Pickups

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Marshall 410H

Cab: Mustaine Cab

Mic: SM57


Megadeth - United Abominations

Pickup: Mustaine Pickups

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: Line 6 Prototype Head. Digital preamp with tube power section.

Cab: Mustaine Cab

Mic: SM57


Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World

Pickup: Emg 707

Boost: TS9

Amp: 4 tracks of Dual Racktifier

Cab: Marshall 1960 with t75

Mic: 2x sm57


Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor

Pickup: EMG 707

Boost: OD820

Amp: Krank Rev 1 and Mesa Boogie Dual Racktifier

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: SM57


Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Pickup: HFS Treble

Boost: Maxon OD-808

Amp: Mesa Dual Rectifier, POD XT Metal Pack

Cab: Marshall MF400

Mics: SM57, Royer R121


Opeth - Watershed

Pickup: HFS Treble

Boost: Maxon OD-808

Amp: Marshall JVM 410H, Mesa Dual Rectifier

Cab: Mesa Rectifier 4x12, Marshall MF400

Mics: SM57 and Royer R121 on the Mesa cab, 2 SM57 and SM58 on the Marshall cab

Acoustic guitars: U87, 2x 414


Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama

Amp: Mesa Dual Rectifier

Cab: Marshall MF400

Mics: Neumann TLM 127, Royer 121


Testament - The Gathering

Pickup: EMG 81

Boost: None

Amp: Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier

Cab: Mesa Oversized 4x12

Mic: Beta 57


Testament - Formation of Damnation

Pickup: Dimarzio Super Distortion

Boost: Maxon OD820

Amp: EVH 5150 III

Cab: Matching cab

Mic: SM57
 
FWIW, this first run started as a test of "What insane shit can Jeff remember from Sneap albums when running through his iTunes."

I'll be going through later and doing a Fredman/Bogren list, as well.
 
cool list....would take it with a grain of salt though....just because Sneap reamped/recorded it doesn't mean that it's definitely just a single sm57 and an 820...he's also used a second mic sometimes and a different boost.
Are you guys 100% sure about the Mesa OD on the gathering? and was there no m201 on TLKW Recto tracks?
 
In Flames - A Sense Of Purpose

Pickup: EMG 81

Amps: Orange Tiny Terror, Peavey 5150, Marshall JCM 2203KK

Cabs: Marshall 4x12 (Tiny Terror) Mesa Boogie 4x12 (5150 and JCM)

Mics: "cheap ADK mic" (Marshall cab) SM7 (Mesa cab with 5150) Royer R-122 + SM7 (Mesa cab with JCM)
 
Not sure whether this concerns TFW or just Pray for Villains, but I'm sure Mike uses Blackouts rather than EMGs

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Mastodon - Blood Mountain

Pickup: Seymour Duncan Distortion
Boost: Ibanez Tubescreamer
Amp: Marshall JMP, Marshall JCM800, Laney VH100R, Orange OD100, Mesa Stilleto
Cab: Marshall / Mesa cabs
Mic: SM57, Royer R121
 
i wonder where the 2xsm57 info on dead heart in a dead world comes from? i can't remember reading that anywhere.
 
yes, obviously, but which thread/interview? just curious, since i'm a nevermore fanboy and used to gather all the info available regarding gear etc, but i've never heard this before. i'm sure that thread/interview would be a cool read, you know? :)
 
Opeth - Ghost Reveries

Pickup: HFS Treble
Boost: Maxon OD-808
Amp: Mesa Dual Rectifier, POD XT Metal Pack
Cab: Marshall MF400
Mics: SM57, Royer R121

Opeth - Watershed

Pickup: HFS Treble
Boost: Maxon OD-808
Amp: Marshall JVM 410H, Mesa Dual Rectifier
Cab: Mesa Rectifier 4x12, Marshall MF400
Mics: SM57 and Royer R121 on the Mesa cab, 2 SM57 and SM58 on the Marshall cab
Acoustic guitars: U87, 2x 414

Soilwork - Stabbing the Drama

Amp: Mesa Dual Rectifier
Cab: Marshall MF400
Mics: Neumann TLM 127, Royer 121





Source: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy-sneap/429348-jens-bogren-my-new-hero-2.html etc.
 
I have a suggestion, since the pickup's interaction with the body material is quite important as well, why not try to include the what guitar was used or even what wood the guitar was to the list?
Just a thought..
 
^^^ +1. I was going to make the same suggestion... Knowing the pickup is half the equation. It would be nice to know the guitar or a description of the guitar if it is known. i.e. Alder Jackson Soloist, or Mahogany Schecter Hellraiser, or whatever...

Good start to a cool list, though.
Cheers.
 
Yeah, and maybe we could try to add like the length of the players fingers as well? And get like a chart of how each of the players fingers relate in size and thickness to each other? OH and a diary of the band, so we now exactly how they were feeling when they recorded each riff, and what was going through their hearts. If we could get a list of their dietary habbits too then we would really be in action!



j/k :D
 
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh

Boost: Boss HM-2

Amp: Marshall DSL50

Cab: Marshall 4x12

Mics: SM57, Royer ribbon, AKG 414 ("might have been a MD421 there too, or a U87..don´t remember") All blended on to one track.


Bloodbath - Ressurection Through Carnage


Boost: Boss HM-2

Amp: Digitech GNX2 preamp with the "Marshall" amp and speaker sim.

Post Processing: Free Filter plug ripping the EQ curve from Entombeds "Drowned", then applied to the guitar tracks.


In Flames - Sountrack To Your Escape

Guitars: Gibson Les Paul and Gibson VooDoo V (Among others)

Pickups: EMG 81

Boost: Electro Harmonix Big Muff

Amp: Peavey 5150

Cab: Marshall 4x12




If anyone has any additional info or anything feel free to add, especially STYE since all I know is what Bergstrand told me like 5 years ago.
 
Thanks guys. I've added your entries to the main post. Since we have no way of verifying any of these perfectly, we rely on your good intentions to make sure the entries are accurate enough for the benefit of others!
 
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