Stranded amp settings — EVH 5150III 100W

The GOJIRA guitar tone for “Stranded”, dialed in for a EVH 5150III 100W with a Ibanez gio 7 string yuh. Main riff and verse scrape, Magma (2016) studio version

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Charvel Joe Duplantier Signature / ESP humbucker guitars, Digitech Whammy, ISP Decimator

Thick, saturated low-mid grunt with tight palm-mute articulation and percussive attack — groove metal 'elephants marching' style

Amp settings — EVH 5150III 100W

CHANNELRed (Lead) Channel (set Resonance to 6)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	6
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01DigiTech Whammy V

Set mode dial to '+2 OCT UP' for the signature high-pitch scrape riff.

Mode 10

02Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Tightening boost into the front input to cut sub-low flub and sharpen palm-mute tracking.

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 9

Why these settings

The EVH 5150III Red channel saturates earlier than Joe Duplantier's Mesa Dual Rectifier, so gain is dialed to 6 to retain tracking clarity on the 7-string low end. The TS9 cuts the muddy sub-bass before the amp, letting the 5150 provide Gojira's aggressive, forward midrange punch without getting flubby. The Whammy set 2 octaves up is essential for the signature pitch-shift squeal in the main riff.

PRO TIPFor the iconic 'Stranded' squeal, kick on the Whammy (+2 Octaves), plant the treadle all the way toe-down, and aggressively pick-scrape against the lowest wound string right above the bridge pickup.

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