Fredrik Åkesson's Gear
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.
He mentions when talking about effects that he used on Sorceress recording Jim Dunlop Cry Baby John Petrucci .
“Here’s the pedalboard I’ve been using for the last few Opeth runs. I tend to change my overdrive pedal a lot; right now it’s the Seymour Duncan 805. It has a three-band EQ, which I use for slightly cutting the mids and adding bass. "
You can see it on the left from the pedalboard .
He has this pedal in his current pedalboard.
He has this pedal in his current pedalboard.
In the "Paragraph One" playthrough video by Opeth on YouTube, Fredrik Åkesson is seen playing a PRS S2 Singlecut Standard Satin Charcoal guitar.
In the new video on Opeth's facebook page he plays the black PRS Fiore model .
In the YouTube video titled "Opeth - 'Paragraph One' - Fredrik Äkesson Playthrough Video," Fredrik Åkesson can be seen using the Keeley Andy Timmons Signature Halo at the 2:25 mark.
In the YouTube video titled "Opeth - 'Paragraph One' - Fredrik Åkesson Playthrough Video" by Opeth, Fredrik Åkesson can be seen using the MXR MC406 CAE Buffer Pedal at the 2:25 mark.
Fredrik shared on Instagram his tour rig which included -4 x Syn 2 -4 x Syn 5050 -4 x SLO II modules -4 x Deliverance modules
Fredrik shared on Instagram his tour rig which included -4 x Syn 2 -4 x Syn 5050 -4 x SLO II modules -4 x Deliverance modules
Fredrik Åkesson uses the Furman PL-PRO DMC E Power Conditioner as part of his live rig. This is confirmed by a post on his official Instagram page, where he shared an image of his setup featuring two Furman PL-PRO DMC E units. The post was made by the official Opeth account, expressing gratitude to Synergy Amps for their new guitar rigs and mentioning that they have been working flawlessly on their North American tour.
Fredrik Åkesson confirmed the use of the MXR M294 Sugar Drive, stating in a Guitar World interview by Amit Sharma regarding the Ghost album "Impera": “We also used the MXR Sugar Drive a lot, which has a Klon-style circuit.”
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