Absolution Minimalist Weight — Upper-String Diezel Rhythm
Bellamy recorded Absolution primarily through a MIDI-controlled Diezel head and Soldano cabinet, keeping the guitar-to-amplifier path clean while parallel effects were added through the loop. The song uses relatively sparse upper-register guitar voicings around its bass-led arrangement; exact control positions were not published, so settings are approximated from the documented album rig. Source: Total Guitar’s 2003 Matt Bellamy interview and Sound on Sound’s Rich Costey feature.
Signal Chain
Notes
Avoid large low-register power chords because the bass occupies that space. Use short, sharp chord accents with a controlled, mid-forward distortion.
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