Shadow Moses Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Bring Me The Horizon
Bring Me The Horizon · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording, 2012-2013 Sempiternal sessions. Lee Malia used his signature Epiphone Les Paul with Bare Knuckle Warpig bridge pickup into a Marshall JCM800, boosted with a Klon Centaur overdrive. No evidence of additional effects or modulation in the riff section. Settings estimated based on typical JCM800 metal usage and interview statements about running the amp 'super loud' with the Klon set to level boost only.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- Klon Centaur · boost
Epiphone Lee Malia Signature Les Paul (bridge Warpig) → Klon Centaur (boost, level only) → Marshall JCM800 2203 head → 4x12 cab with Celestion V30s
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped midrange
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate attack
- modern metal clarity
- low-end punch
- compressed dynamics
- minimal ambience
- focused, cutting sound
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit numeric amp EQ settings found; values estimated based on typical JCM800 metal settings and Lee Malia's interview statements.
- No evidence of time-based or modulation effects in the riff section; only overdrive pedal (Klon Centaur) confirmed.
- Pickup choice inferred as bridge based on genre, riff style, and pickup type.
- No evidence of amp reverb or other amp-based effects; set to 0.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Bring Me The Horizon's 'Shadow Moses' features a modern metalcore tone: extremely high gain, tight low end, slightly scooped but not hollow mids, and clear, cutting highs with boosted presence for aggression and clarity. The tone is very dry, with no audible reverb, matching genre and era production trends.