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Tear Away Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Drowning Pool

Drowning Pool · 2000s · metal

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
B.C. Rich Mockingbird
Pickups
B.C. Rich stock humbuckers (likely high-output, ceramic magnet, model unspecified)
Amp
Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100 Dual Super Lead
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, year 2001. Gear confirmed via Sweetwater lesson and Equipboard for this era and song. No evidence of additional pedals in studio for solo, but phaser effect is audibly present in the solo section. Pickup and knob settings inferred from genre and typical usage.

Amp Settings

Mids
5
Bass
6
Gain
8
Reverb
1
Treble
7
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • Phaser pedal (model unknown) · phaser

B.C. Rich Mockingbird → Phaser pedal (model unknown, for solo only) → Marshall JCM2000 DSL 100 (spring reverb low)

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Tone Character

  • tight, saturated high-gain
  • aggressive, percussive attack
  • singing sustain
  • slightly scooped mids
  • audible phaser modulation
  • articulate pick attack
  • focused low end
  • crisp, cutting treble
  • minimal ambient reverb
  • medium-fast solo phrasing

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