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Through Blood and Dirt and Bone Guitar Tone Settings — Trivium

Trivium · 2010s+ · metal

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Original Recording

Guitar
Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins 7-string
Pickups
Fishman Fluence Modern Humbuckers
Amp
Peavey 5150 (original block letter) into Mesa 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording for 'Vengeance Falls' (2013); confirmed by MusicRadar interview and typical for this era. Live rigs may use Kemper profiling, but original studio tone is 5150 into Mesa 4x12. Guitar is Heafy's 7-string Les Paul with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups.

Amp Settings

Mids
5
Bass
6
Gain
8
Reverb
0
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5

Effects Chain

  • KHDK Electronics Ascendancy Overdrive · overdrive
  • ISP Decimator · noise_gate
  • MXR M109S Six Band EQ · eq

Guitar → MXR M109S Six Band EQ → KHDK Ascendancy Overdrive → ISP Decimator → Peavey 5150 → Mesa 4x12

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Tone Character

  • tight and percussive
  • aggressive palm muting
  • high-gain saturation
  • articulate low end
  • modern metal clarity
  • focused attack
  • scooped but present mids
  • minimal ambience
  • controlled feedback
  • crisp pick attack

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for 'Through Blood and Dirt and Bone' found; settings estimated based on Peavey 5150/Mesa 4x12 typical studio use for Trivium's 'Vengeance Falls' era.
  • ⚠️Pedal and effect usage for the riff section is inferred from genre, era, and audio; no time-based or modulation effects are audible in the main riff.
  • ⚠️Pedalboard details from Premier Guitar are for live rigs and may not reflect exact studio chain; only studio-confirmed gear included.
  • ⚠️Fishman Fluence pickups are confirmed for Heafy's signature models, but original 2013 recording may have used EMGs or early Fishman prototypes—confidence is high but not absolute.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Trivium's 'Through Blood and Dirt and Bone' features a tight, modern metal tone with high gain, slightly scooped but present mids, controlled bass for tightness, and clear but not harsh treble/presence. The production is dry with little to no reverb, matching their typical amp settings (Peavey 6505/EVH 5150) and genre conventions.

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