classic death metal guitar sound

[Teloch]

Can someone please explain to me how to get the guitar sound that can be found on the classic death metal albums by bands such as Entombed and Carnage. I have put a sample of the sound I am talking about here.

Please tell me anything you can about this sound - rig, effects, eq, etc.

Thanks a lot

 

[Sex Machine]

hmm, sounds a lot like the triple rectifier i use at my bands rehearsal space. i plug into that with an esp with emg 81's (yes i am aware that i used to bash emg's... they just sound really good with my set up)

 

[damnation454]

I heard that most of these swedish bands use these boss pedals.
Using a rectifier and emg 81 might be helpful too, but I think an Peavey 5150 would be also a good choice. Concerning guitars I don´t know for sure: I guess Entombed themselves play Gibson guitars tuned down to B maybe.

 

[Iced In Flames]

Just get a DOD Death Metal Pedal

 

[Iced In Flames]

Triple Rec still sounds better.

 

[Teloch]

Thanks for the advice Erik - sounds like you know exactly what I'm talking about. After I pick up an old HM-2 for cheap and give it a try I'll let you know if that's all I needed. It sounds to me like there is also some harmonizing or pitch shift in that old school sound...

 

[AmirH]

Just get a DOD Death Metal Pedal

OMFG! That's the worst pedal I've ever used. I bought one online without testing and it's just terrible. It makes everything sound like a big fucking mess.

 

[Sex Machine]

dod death metal pedal is awesome, best distortion pedal ive ever used

maybe you didnt set it up right?

 

[The ORIGINAL South Of Heaven]

In the world of solid state distortion pedals, I don't think anything can beat the DOD Death Metal, the Grunge doesn't sound too bad either.

The Guyatone Metal Monster is the best distortion pedal I've ever used though, but I hear good things about the Radial Engineering Hot British pedal as well.

 

[WarHead]

Triple Rec still sounds better.

Triple or double. But yeah Rectifiers sound aggressive and less thin like 5150s.

 

[AmirH]

are we talking about the same pedal? fx86 right? Maybe it's my pickups but for me it sounded like a big muddy mess. I couldn't even hear my own chord changes, and the blend was terrible, even when palm muting. Sorry but I absolutely couldn't stand that pedal. I switched to a boss os-2 which was a bit light, but still worlds better- and now I'm in the market for a decent enough amp to not need a pedal. Suggestions for that are welcome. 5-600 bucks is my limit though.

 

[yabba]

Erik is right.