🎸 Progressive Metal · 2023

Granite by Sleep Token (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Sleep Token · riff

The Granite by Sleep Token guitar tone is built on a Revv Generator / Peavey 5150, dialed in at gain 6/10, bass 4.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

6
GAIN
4.5
BASS
6.5
MID
6.5
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
3
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 19 djent / progressive metal tones in our researched catalog: Gain 6 sits right around the djent / progressive metal average (6.8); mids at 6.5 are right around average (5.6).

Original gear

Amp: Revv Generator / Peavey 5150 (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex)

Sleep Token's IV rig: 8-string (Fishman Fluence Modern) tuned low (E-A-E-A-D-G-B-e) or 7-string drop A. A Tube Screamer boost tightens a high-gain amp model; ambient clean patches carry the groovy verses. Source: Guitar Chalk + Guitar World.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Active/high-output humbuckers (Fishman Fluence Modern) for tight low chug; neck pickup for warm ambient cleans

Effects / signal chain

Tube Screamer-style boost (tightens the low end), High-gain amp model: Revv Generator / 5150 (NDSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex), Noise gate for the tight chug, Reverb + delay + modulation for the groovy ambient clean sections

Tone character

groovy, tight djent, soulful ambient cleans, dynamic, articulate low end, high-gain

Recording context

Modern progressive metal, 2023; low-tuned 8-string, ambient cleans into a boosted high-gain amp model

How it’s played

groovy, soulful R&B-tinged build into heavy djent drops, mid groove tempo, wide — smooth soulful verses to crushing heavy sections dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Granite sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

More groove and dynamic tone-switching than speed — the feel and the clean-to-heavy tone shifts define it.

Level: Beginner-friendly — see more easy guitar songs to play

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Granite guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Granite guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 6, bass 4.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 3. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Granite tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Revv Generator / Peavey 5150 (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex); Tube Screamer-style boost (tightens the low end), High-gain amp model: Revv Generator / 5150 (NDSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex), Noise gate for the tight chug, Reverb + delay + modulation for the groovy ambient clean sections.

Can I get the Granite tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Sleep Token on Granite — what gear and pedals?

Start with Active/high-output humbuckers (Fishman Fluence Modern) for tight low chug; neck pickup for warm ambient cleans, the amp EQ above (gain 6, bass 4.5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 3), and Tube Screamer-style boost (tightens the low end), High-gain amp model: Revv Generator / 5150 (NDSP Archetype: Gojira via Quad Cortex), Noise gate for the tight chug, Reverb + delay + modulation for the groovy ambient clean sections. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com