Opeth - Ghost of Perdition | Guitar Presets and Processing

[@michaeldemertzi5973]

this is absolute wizardry - even the details in the playing are really close.

[@arsonne]

My favorite guitar tone of all time was on Ghost Reveries easily. Great vid!

[@ShreddingDragon]

Thanks so much for these Steven. Sounds killer! It's also very good to hear the ideology behind the different mixing choices. Video about how to avoid noise = yes.

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Yes! Glad you dig it! :)

[@rolojared]

I had been waiting for this kind of video for long. I like to confirm that you may sound aggressive but clear without a lot of gain, so you can eliminate much noise this way. I've always loved and enjoyed the tone of whole Ghost Reveries because of that.

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Thanks! Glad you dig the vid! I've been having so much fun making these vids and I'm excited for the episodes I have in the works at the moment. :)

[@mcgarnacle21]

Holy SHMOKES, multi's of one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands ever?! What a legend! Kisses and hugs to you mate!

[@kylegrossi8175]

Great job as always Steven!

[@joskun]

Best video I've heard for Opeth tones on KZbin. Please make the noisy DI video please. This video alone is why I'm buying Neural DSP plugins 🙂

[@grindworker]

Yeah!!!! very interested in how to reduce noise on a DI. Absolute amazing video series... I hope you keep doing this band videos because people like me can get a lot out of Neural DSP amps and a good starting point to help people doing their own productions, like me jajajajaa.

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Yeah! Stoked you find this stuff useful! That vid should roll through in the next few weeks! :)

[@dieterpete93]

Do Fit For An Autopsy next man! Their song 'Mirrors' e.g. is loaded with great guitar tones (and great drums too btw)!

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Nice! I'll add that to the list! Would love to dial in some tones like that!

[@elknguil]

This is awesome, Steven!

[@adilrashid8449]

This is awesome! Thanks!

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Any time! :)

[@rolojared]

Occasionally, I come back to watch this video in order to improve the sound of my guitars in my mixes.

[@aries_9130]

5:26 That face says it all.

[@TheRealStevenWard]

When picking parts to cover in this track I absolutely knew I had to include that moment! It's among my favorite riffs in the song!

[@marwenbhj8914]

I would be interrested in a video dealing with noisy DIs

[@randyeppyt]

Awesome, thanks for the tips!

[@TheRealStevenWard]

My pleasure!

[@TheForeboding]

Video worked. Buying my third Neural plugin now.

[@kylegrossi8175]

Definitely would like a video on how to handle noise in a mix. My home studio ( errr, spare bedroom ) is a noise factory.

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Sweet! Got a script going so that should roll through in the next few weeks!

[@jakecal6802]

Damn you guys played it so on point

[@vilgaxrecords]

I love Opeth 😍

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Same! :)

[@fcamiola]

Same! Opeth and Cardiacs are my LIFE ❤

[@jayseb]

Sounds great. I was just playing around with Nail the Mix -> Heir Apparent and your sound is on the spot. So now I have to get the Omega I guess? I got my tone using the last amp with Nolly plugin which still sounds fantastic for most of my mixes. Cheers.

[@EhEsDeeEf]

Got that steven stank face seal of approval.

[@liamhuehn]

Download doesn't seem to be working. Can you guys fix that?

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

Would love some Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson sounds in the future! 😃

[@sludgeon]

any chance of Opeth presets for Archetype: Gojira?

[@greham]

Or for Nolly? The 2nd amplifier can cover so much ground...

[@Lumpatupe]

Theres one called Dusty End Of Watershed which i assumed is Opeth related. Sounds like Heir Apparent intro either way!

[@moonsuga]

Hey any tips on how to get a fatter, wide lead tone from the plugins? Whenever I try to record solos, they sound kinda thin even with the added reverb and delay. Thanks!

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Depends on how you're dialing in the tone. I wouldn't cut a whole lot of low mids from the leads to start. Maybe go with a 57 and a 121 for the IR's. I also like to dial in the delay with the ping pong going and use the high and low pass filters on the delay a bit so it's just a pillow of sound underneath the lead. If you have the archetype: Nolly, you can dial in some cool delays between the pre and post delay. Dial in the first as a dotted quarter note and the post delay as a regular quarter note and you get this cool syncopated delay sound with it. Gotta be careful of the mix and the high and low pass filters to make sure your original tone is still clear. Hopefully this helps!

[@moosenamedjabon]

Noisy DI video would be great!

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Should be ready in the next few weeks! :)

[@isansimpson2056]

Sounds great on the chords but not enough oomph for me on the palm mutes...it’s a really hard tone to get actually

[@Hamptainment]

Are you a wizard? Impressive.

[@0x44Monad]

The link to download preset is broken. Can we get a reupload?

[@NeuralDSP]

Try now!

[@0x44Monad]

@@NeuralDSP Thank you kindly!

[@DynastyUK]

I'm comparing my D.I track to the Opeth one and are you using compression on the D.I? The low end is imense. Also I've tried Match Eqing my D.I but on the spectrum the low end doesn't match. ( just D.I no amp ) Any tips? Ozone 9 Match EQ Works perfectly. (But the 3000+ latency it adds mean I can't use it live ) But when I use a sweep from Voxengo Deconvolver to create an IR the EXTREME lows are all wrong when the IR is loaded. which probably means the rest of the signal can't be trusted either. which makes me think perhaps the low end is compressed in some way to bring it up more.

[@LucidLiquidity]

I feel like plug-ins always have a tough time really capturing the beef and sustain of a cranked and mic’d real live amp. The distorted guitars featured here come a little closer to what’s on the record but if you A/B them (even with a live rendition) they just don’t have the same body and depth of the real thing. And it’s even more noticeable on the clean guitar here (and something I’ve experienced myself when using plugins) - very minimal sustain and body with that static-y noise on the transients. Plug-ins always get close tonally but just sound like they’ve had some of the life sucked out of them. Always wondered why that’s the case. Maybe it’s just exceedingly difficult to recreate the pushing of air and the added depth that comes from really cranking an amp. I don’t mind using plugins for practicing or rough demos, but haven’t been able to bring myself to use them for a final studio recording. It’s always “close but no cigar” for me, but that’s “just like… my own opinion, man.” 😅

[@iwasdead1ce]

Could you tell what tuning this song is played in??

[@TheRealStevenWard]

Open D minor with an e so DADFAE

[@searchiemusic]

2:16 WHAT FELL PAST YOUR HEAD

[@wikiyo]

Video for noisy DI's????? Good stuff, man!

[@mrk88c]

So much effort to replicate the tone of intro, but actually it s been recorded with a 12 strings guitar :D

[@magusking9215]

You look like you could be Aaron Turner's little brother

[@rave6577]

kinda ironic for a video talking about the the guitar sound and processing behind it that the overall volume of this video is dogshit low.