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Angels Don't Kill Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom · 2000s · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
ESP Alexi Laiho Signature (likely ESP Alexi-600 or custom shop variant, as used on 'Hate Crew Deathroll')
Pickups
EMG HZ H4 (passive humbucker, as per Alexi's main guitars of the era)
Amp
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King Signature JCM800 Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2002-2003 ('Hate Crew Deathroll' album). Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and album by multiple sources. No evidence of live rig or later gear being used on this recording.

Amp Settings

Mids
4.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
8.5
Reverb
1.5
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • MXR M134 Stereo Chorus · chorus
  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

ESP Alexi Laiho Signature → MXR M134 Stereo Chorus → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Marshall 2203KK Kerry King Head → VHT cabinet

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • singing sustain
  • articulate and cutting
  • scooped midrange
  • harmonically rich
  • crisp note separation
  • metallic modern edge
  • slightly saturated
  • focused solo sound
  • minimal ambient wash

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for 'Angels Don't Kill' solo found; settings estimated based on Marshall 2203KK typical metal usage and genre/era.
  • ⚠️Guitar and pickup model inferred from Alexi's known main studio guitar for 'Hate Crew Deathroll' era; no explicit photo/video of this exact solo session.
  • ⚠️No explicit pedalboard or effect chain for this solo found; effects inferred from audio and Alexi's own statements.
  • ⚠️Chorus pedal (MXR M134) is confirmed as Alexi's only pedal in this era, but not always used in solos; delay is audible in the solo but model is unknown.
  • ⚠️Amp reverb is set low or off; most ambience is from studio mixing, not the amp or pedals.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Alexi Laiho's tone on 'Angels Don't Kill' is extremely high gain, tight, and cutting, typical of early 2000s Finnish melodic death metal. He used a scooped-mid, bright, and aggressive EQ (ESP guitars, EMG pickups, Peavey 5150/ENGL amps), with minimal reverb for clarity in fast passages.

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