The Stranded 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 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
high-gain, tight, articulate, present mids distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Stranded sound.
What makes the Stranded part tricky
syncopated rhythmic riffing, pick scrapes & pinch harmonics, Whammy pedal technique, drop tuning. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.
Note: Stranded is built on a groovy, Whammy pitch-dive riff — tight boosted gain and a gate keep the syncopation razor-sharp., 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.