Opeth – Heritage album cover

Opeth – Heritage

Album 2011

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2011 album Heritage.

Music from Heritage

Gear Used On Heritage

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Opeth – Heritage (2011). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Amplifiers used by Mikael Akerfeldt on Heritage

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Marshall YJM 100 - Yngwie Malmsteen Signature 100W Head

Avg price: $2,418.25

Talking about Opeth's Heritage Album: "[...] we had a bunch of Marshalls. We’re endorsed by Marshall. The amp we ended up using the most was the Yngwie Malmsteen signature model, mainly for the rhythms."

Guitar Amplifier Heads

Marshall JVM410H

Avg price: $1,712.85

About the Opeth's Heritage Album: "Then we also had the Joe Satriani signature head and 1960 cabs."

Combo Guitar Amplifiers

Marshall 1962 Bluesbreaker 30-watt 2x12" Combo

Avg price: $2,322.59

About the Opeth's Heritage Album: "We also had a Marhsall Bluesbreaker combo that sounded fantastic."

Guitars used by Mikael Akerfeldt on Heritage

Solid Body Electric Guitars

PRS Starla 2008 Bigsby

Avg price: $1,396.42

Night of the Prog VIII, Loreley, 14.07.2013, Mikael Akerfeldt can be seen using PRS Starla with Bigsby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5qVRFjPDk

Also making of Heritage album, which can be seen (26:30) in the Heritage Documentary; PRS Starla has been used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVoNJqvDBzg

Effects Pedals used by Fredrik Åkesson on Heritage

Overdrive Effects Pedals

DOD Overdrive Preamp 250

Avg price: $98.55

In the YouTube video "The Making of Opeth's Heritage" by Celestial Inferno, Fredrik Åkesson is seen using two vintage grey DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 pedals in the studio.