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lead guitar from “deathmetal” by panchiko | ToneDB

deathmetal

panchiko

lead guitar

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Tone Profile

This guitar tone is heavily distorted and lo-fi, with a buzzing, almost digital quality to it. It sounds like the guitar is running through several layers of overdrive, possibly with some digital artifacts or bitcrushing added for texture.

Gear

Fender Stratocasterinstrument
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Boss DS-1processing
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The Story

The lead guitar tone on "deathmetal" by panchiko uses a Fender Stratocaster through a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal. The heavily saturated, buzzing quality comes from pushing the DS-1's gain to extreme levels, while the distinctive lo-fi character suggests the use of low-quality recording methods or intentional signal degradation during the recording process.

Signal Chain

Instrument: Fender Stratocaster

Processing: Boss DS-1

Recreation Tips

  • Start with a Stratocaster-style guitar for a bright, single-coil sound.
  • Use a Boss DS-1 or similar distortion pedal as a base, pushing the gain to high levels.
  • Consider adding a second overdrive pedal or fuzz to further saturate the signal.
  • Experiment with bitcrushers or sample rate reduction plugins to add digital artifacts.
  • Record the guitar through a low-quality interface or intentionally degrade the audio to enhance the lo-fi quality.

Original Gear

  • Fender Stratocaster(guitar)
  • Boss DS-1(pedal)

Substitutions & Recommendations

Boss DS-1 Distortion$50-$70

Alternative to: Boss DS-1 Distortion

The exact same pedal used on the original recording, still in production and capable of that extreme buzzing saturation when maxed out

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Squier Classic Vibe Stratocaster$400-$500

Alternative to: Fender Stratocaster

Provides the bright single-coil pickup sound of the original Strat at a budget-friendly price point

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Decimort 2 Plugin$60-$80

Alternative to: Lo-fi recording setup

Adds sample rate reduction and bit crushing to recreate the digital artifacts and lo-fi character

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TC Electronic Eyemaster Metal Distortion$40-$60

Alternative to: Additional saturation

Can be stacked with the DS-1 for even more extreme saturation and buzzing distortion

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Behringer U-Phoria UM2$30-$40

Alternative to: Lo-fi recording degradation

Basic budget interface that can contribute to the lo-fi recording aesthetic when pushed hard

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