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Happy Song Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me The Horizon · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Lee Malia RD Custom Artisan Outfit
Pickups
Custom humbuckers (Epiphone P-94 single coil in neck, Gibson USA 84T-LM humbucker in bridge)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015. Lee Malia used his signature Epiphone RD Custom with high output pickups into a Marshall JCM800 2203. Klon Centaur (or clone) used as main overdrive for riff tone. Quad-tracked guitars for thickness. Settings and pedal use confirmed for studio, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Klon Centaur (or Klon clone) · overdrive
- Noise Gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Klon Centaur (or clone) → Noise Gate → Marshall JCM800 2203
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain
- articulate note separation
- modern metalcore clarity
- focused midrange punch
- crisp pick attack
- minimal ambience
- quad-tracked thickness
- percussive low end
Notes & Caveats
- No source provides exact knob settings for 'Happy Song' riff; settings estimated based on multiple interviews confirming JCM800 with gain at or near max, and typical metalcore tone structure.
- Pedal and effect chain is inferred from Lee Malia's studio rig for the album era and interviews; no explicit 'Happy Song' session sheet found.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in riff section; reverb is likely off or minimal based on genre and audio.
- Pickup choice inferred from genre and tone; Lee Malia's bridge humbucker is standard for heavy rhythm sections.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Bring Me The Horizon's 'Happy Song' riff uses a very high-gain, modern metal tone with a tight low end, balanced mids (not scooped), and clear but not harsh treble. The production is very dry and punchy, with little to no amp reverb, matching their typical use of boosted high-gain amps like the Peavey 5150/6505 or Axe-Fx models.