The Devil In I Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Slipknot
Slipknot · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording, 2014. Both Jim Root and Mick Thomson tracked rhythm riffs. Jim Root used his signature Fender Telecaster with EMG 81 in the bridge into an Orange Rockerverb 100 MKII. Mick Thomson used his Ibanez MTM1 with Seymour Duncan Blackouts into a Rivera KR7 and also blended a Marshall JCM800 boosted with a Maxon OD820. No evidence of additional pedals for the main riff except noise gate. No time-based or modulation effects on the main riff.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- Maxon OD820 Overdrive Pro · overdrive
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
Guitar (EMG 81 or Blackouts bridge) → Maxon OD820 (boost, Mick only) → Boss NS-2 → Orange Rockerverb 100 MKII (Jim) or Rivera KR7/Marshall JCM800 (Mick, with effects loop off, no amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- scooped mids
- aggressive palm muting
- high-gain saturation
- articulate low end
- compressed and focused
- modern metal clarity
- minimal ambience
- crushing rhythm attack
- razor-sharp definition