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Emma Ruth Rundle/Chelsea Wolfe tone

Hey what makes that incredible reverbed gothic country tone on the song “we hit a wall” by Chelsea Wolfe? I know it’s essentially a 28” baritone in Drop A/B standard/Drop B but there’s something so special about it that transcends reverb and amp choice and I’m wondering what could make that sorta fantasy reverb almost a spring with a plate with a cathedral all at once?

GEAR:
  • Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0mm Dark Purple Guitar Picks
  • Stringjoy Signatures (Custom Set w/ Wound 3rd)
  • EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2

I do not know Chelsea Wolfe but her equipment is here to see, Emma Ruth Rundle there is a good rig down movie on youtube, When they recording they will have their effects for sure running into a real tape machine at the end or plug in of a tape machine Live Emma Ruth Rundle does use a Stereo Rig with the Red Panda Context Cathedral as Hall/Reverb Amps are mostly used as pedalplattfrom for Emma Ruth Rundle they are just a bit different cleanish so the stereo effect is more there I do not know what pedal you need for spring, plate and cathedral all at ones , you might wana try a plate or a spring and at the end a pedal which is a copy of the space echo, but most important is that you have a good Amp which does sound clean very good, natrual and wide or it will always sound boxy or too dull, or too digital then you will not achieve a natrual wide reveb and hall sound. On the song We Hit A Wall, she plays a vox amp and it sounds like kinda bit Lo-Fi reverb maybe the Death By Audio Echo Dream 2 , there is also delay can be the eventide or the dispatchmaster and I think some kinda Octaver and she got also changed her voice a lot with reverb and hall. There is even reverb on the drums I think. There is realy a lot reverb Hall ... effects I think the guitar alone would not sound that roomy.

GEAR:
  • Squier 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster Vintage Edition
  • Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV
  • EarthQuaker Devices Plumes

Thank you sooooo much for this ridiculously thorough response. It makes me so happy to get a passionate response on a 2-year old thread!!!!

GEAR:
  • Dunlop Big Stubby 3.0mm Dark Purple Guitar Picks
  • Stringjoy Signatures (Custom Set w/ Wound 3rd)
  • EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2