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Sorry You're Not a Winner Guitar Tone Settings — Enter Shikari
Enter Shikari · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock SG pickups, likely 490R/498T or similar for 2007 era)
Amp
Peavey 5150 or 6505+
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2006-2007 (Take to the Skies album). Guitarist Rory Clewlow is seen with a Gibson SG in this era. Amp choice is inferred from genre and forum mention; Peavey 5150/6505+ is standard for metalcore and referenced in forum discussion. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Overdrive pedal (model unknown) · overdrive
- Noise gate (model unknown) · noise_gate
Guitar → Overdrive pedal → Noise gate → Peavey 5150/6505+ (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- saturated high-gain distortion
- articulate note separation
- focused low end
- slightly scooped mids
- crisp high end
- fast attack
- minimal ambience
- modern metalcore rhythm
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source lists exact amp or pedal settings for this song; amp and settings estimated based on genre, era, and forum mention of Peavey/EVH 5150/6505+.
- No pedalboard or effect details found for studio recording; effects inferred from audio and typical genre practices.
- Guitar model inferred from era and video evidence; pickup type assumed stock for SG Standard.
- No explicit mention of effects loop or exact pedal order.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Enter Shikari's 'Sorry You're Not a Winner' features a tight, modern, high-gain tone with aggressive attack and clarity, typical of early 2000s post-hardcore/metalcore. The mids are balanced (not scooped), bass is tight to avoid mud, treble and presence are boosted for cut, and the tone is very dry with no audible reverb.