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The Only Thing They Fear Is You Guitar Tone Settings
Doom Music & Timeless Music · 2010s+ · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Mayones Regius 8
Pickups
Bare Knuckle Aftermath (humbuckers)
Amp
Amp model unknown (likely high-gain digital amp or amp sim, possibly Neural DSP plugin or similar; no direct evidence of a specific physical amp used on this recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for DOOM Eternal OST (2020). Mick Gordon is confirmed to use Mayones Regius 8 with Bare Knuckle Aftermath pickups for the riff sections. Amp is likely a digital modeler or plugin, as per production style and forum discussions. No evidence of live amp use for this specific recording.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain9
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss MT-2 Metal Zone · distortion
- Moog Moogerfooger MF-107 FreqBox · modulation
Mayones Regius 8 → Boss MT-2 Metal Zone → Moog MF-107 FreqBox → Amp/amp sim (digital, with light reverb)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive palm muting
- scooped mids
- saturated high-gain distortion
- articulate low end
- modern djent-inspired attack
- clear note separation
- crushing, heavy rhythm
- extended range depth
- fast, chugging riffs