🎸 Blackgaze · 2010s

Kodama (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Alcest · riff

The Kodama by Alcest guitar tone is built on a high-gain, dialed in at gain 7/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 7, 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)

7
GAIN
5
BASS
6
MID
7
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
6
REVERB

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

Original gear

Guitar: Fender / Gibson · Amp: high-gain

Pickups

bridge pickup

Tone character

Shimmering, tremolo-picked blackgaze — luminous high-gain melodies wrapped in reverb.

Note: Post-rock/shoegaze tone is defined by effects (delay, reverb, fuzz, modulation) far more than amp EQ; amp settings are a starting point — the pedalboard does the work.

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