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Say You'll Haunt Me Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Stone Sour
Stone Sour · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, as used by Josh Rand in studio)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording amp, clean channel for clean sections)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Audio Secrecy'. No direct source confirms the exact clean amp, but Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier is widely documented as Josh Rand's main studio amp for this era. PRS Custom 24 is his primary guitar for recording. Settings estimated based on typical Mesa clean channel use in modern rock. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for clean section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
PRS Custom 24 → Chorus pedal (model unknown) → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (clean channel, spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- glassy and clear
- warm and rounded
- slightly compressed
- articulate and percussive
- subtle chorus shimmer
- tight low end
- studio-polished clarity
- no audible breakup
- modern alternative clean
- medium output humbucker clarity
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source confirms exact amp or pedal settings for the clean section of 'Say You'll Haunt Me'; settings estimated based on typical Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier clean channel use in modern rock context.
- No official rig rundown or studio notes for this specific song section; PRS Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier are inferred from artist's known studio gear for this album era.
- No explicit evidence of pedal use for clean section; chorus effect is inferred as audible in the recording.
- Pickup choice (neck) is inferred from the warm, rounded clean tone in the intro/verse.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Stone Sour's 'Say You'll Haunt Me' riff features a tight, modern metal tone with high gain, controlled low end, and balanced mids—typical of Jim Root's Mesa/Orange amp setups from this era. The tone is aggressive but not overly scooped, with enough presence and treble for clarity, and minimal reverb for a dry, punchy mix.