Opeth has consistently incorporated progressive, folk, blues, classical and jazz influences into their usually lengthy compositions, as well as noticeable influences from black metal and death metal, most notably in their early works. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years. There’s a lot it can do and it’s perfect for adding into solos.Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. It has a longer delay time, it’s a bit clearer but still with a vintage touch - you can dial in the flutter and oldness of the tape, which I like. It’s a new delay with a tap-out which I will start using soon, I used to use a Carbon Copy but I’ve switched to this now. It makes the notes pop out a little more and gives things an extra push over the cliff edge!” MXR Echoplex Delay “It’s based on the Echoplex booster and I pretty much have it on for all solos - but nearly set to zero. It creates some unusual sounds… it actually helped me to come up with the solo I play on the live version of that song.” Xotic EP Booster “I don’t actually use this compressor much - it’s mainly for the song Atonement, where I play a freaky solo at the end using a cleaner tone with loads of boost and echo, kicking in the Cry Baby rack. “I’ll kick it in for some leads whenever I want that flavour… and especially if I want to sound like Van Halen! ” MXR Custom Comp It’s a brand new model which has the old Phase 45 as well as the 90, then you have the script mode, too. (Image credit: Will Ireland/Future) Fredrik's pedalboard MXR Phase 95įredrik: “I just picked this up from the MXR guys in San Francisco. It was very expensive… for a pedal!” Prev of 12 Next Prev of 12 Next I’m the opposite - I want the notes to disappear into the reverb. You could say I am very generous when it comes to reverb! I want lots, unlike Fredrik, who wants more of the dry tone so every note pops out. “I love the Strymon reverb, I have it set on spring and it’s pretty much on all the time.
At the moment, I only use it for isolated chords to get this underwater effect that makes you sick to your stomach!” Strymon BlueSky It’s a phaser, but with a shitload of sounds within it.
“I got this in Akron, Ohio, and it’s actually made by a company based there called EarthQuaker Devices. I want more juice! Nothing too digital, but something just a bit clearer.” EarthQuaker Grand Orbiter The only reason being the Carbon Copy might be a little too mild for my needs, almost a bit subdued. I might change it soon because I got a new delay from Dunlop that I forgot back home. “The Carbon Copy I’ll kick in whenever I feel, usually for leads or solos. The footswitch fell off so I had to buy this new one.” MXR Carbon Copy
“I got that for My Arms, Your Hearse - which was a long time ago, and I’ve used it all over the place ever since. I originally bought one of the Russian ones in military green and it looked like a landmine! Mikael: “The Small Stone is my favourite phaser, I use it a lot on my clean sounds. (Image credit: Will Ireland/Future) Mikael's pedalboard Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Nano
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