L'Enfant Sauvage by Gojira (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The L'Enfant Sauvage by Gojira guitar tone is built on a EVH 5150 III "Stealth" 100W into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

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 7.5 sits right around the djent / progressive metal average (6.8); mids at 6 are right around average (5.6).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Amp: EVH 5150 III "Stealth" 100W into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12

Charvel Joe Duplantier signature (DiMarzio D Activator), DigiTech Whammy, KHDK boost, Boss NS-2 gate, MXR Carbon Copy; drop tuning, Dunlop Tortex 0.88mm picks.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge humbucker (DiMarzio D Activator)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, pitch-shifter, delay, noise-gate

Tone character

tight low end, articulate high-gain, present mids, rhythmic & percussive

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

high-gain, tight, articulate, present mids distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the L'Enfant Sauvage sound.

Difficulty

7/10 · Riff

The riffs demand tight rhythmic precision; the tone needs a boosted EVH, a gate and a Whammy more than extreme gain.

Level: Expert-level — see more the hardest guitar songs →

Worth knowing

• L'Enfant Sauvage is driving and percussive — a hair more mids for the chugging main riff, tight and controlled rather than over-gained.
• Gojira's tone (Joe Duplantier) is a TIGHT, ARTICULATE modern high-gain — an EVH 5150 III '''Stealth''' into a Mesa Rectifier 4x12, a Charvel signature with DiMarzio D Activator pickups, in drop tuning. It is high-gain but NOT mushy: the mids stay present (~5.5-6) so the rhythmic, syncopated riffs and pinch harmonics cut.
• Their signature moves are gear-light but technique-heavy: a Digitech Whammy for the pitch-dive/octave effects (Silvera, Stranded, The Cell), pick scrapes, and razor-tight palm-muting kept clean by a Boss NS-2 gate. A KHDK/Tube-Screamer-style boost tightens the low end (so amp gain is high but controlled). MXR Carbon Copy delay for cleans.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets — dial the boost and gate by ear, and grab a Whammy pedal for the signature dives.

L'Enfant Sauvage guitar tone — FAQ

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Sources

• Gojira Amp Settings — Guitar Chalk
• Gojira Guitar Tone & Gear — MusicStrive
• Inside Gojira's Touring Rig — Reverb

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