Opeth – Sorceress album cover

Opeth – Sorceress

Album 2016

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2016 album Sorceress.

Music from Sorceress

Gear Used On Sorceress

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Opeth – Sorceress (2016). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Effects Pedals used by Mikael Akerfeldt on Sorceress

Phaser Effects Pedals

EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V1

Avg price: $162.00

In an interview with GearGods, Mikael Akerfeldt discusses using the EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V1 phaser pedal during Opeth's 'Sorceress' tour.

Guitars used by Mikael Akerfeldt on Sorceress

Solid Body Electric Guitars

PRS NF 53 Electric Guitar

Avg price: $2,582.66

He used this guitar during "Sorceress" in Mexico , 2025. He used it in the music video for ‘§7’, a track from The Last Will and The Testament.

Amplifiers used by Martin Mendez on Sorceress

Bass Amplifier Heads

Fender Super Bassman Pro 300W Tube Bass Amp Head

Avg price: $2,262.10

In this 2016 interview with Mendez, he mentions at 1:46 that the amps he used for recording the ‘Sorceress’ album were a Fender Super Bassman head and a matching 8x10 cabinet. We also see him use these amps live for a number of years. In a 2019 pedalboard rundown video Mendez did with KLOTZ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Lz4YCXWEs), we can see two of them in an amp rack throughout the video off to the right side, with one acting as his main amp and the other being used possibly as a backup.

Bass Amplifier Cabinets

Fender Bassman® 810 Neo Enclosure Cabinet

Avg price: $1,821.52

In this 2016 interview with Mendez, he mentions at 1:46 that the amps he used for recording the ‘Sorceress’ album were a Fender Super Bassman head and a matching 8x10 cabinet. We also see him use these amps live for a number of years. In a 2019 pedalboard rundown video Mendez did with KLOTZ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Lz4YCXWEs), we can clearly see the cabinet lying on its side behind him throughout the entire video.

Effects Pedals used by Fredrik Åkesson on Sorceress

Wah Pedals

Dunlop JP95 John Petrucci Signature Cry Baby Wah

Avg price: $212.73

He mentions when talking about effects that he used on Sorceress recording Jim Dunlop Cry Baby John Petrucci .