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Wake Up..Destroy Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Warbringer
Warbringer · 2000s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Jackson USA Kelly
Pickups
Seymour Duncan humbuckers (exact model not specified, likely JB/59 or Distortion based on era and genre)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark V 90-Watt Tube Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2009 era (album 'Waking Into Nightmares'). Gear confirmed by Equipboard and video evidence for John Laux. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids4.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
Jackson USA Kelly → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Mark V 90-Watt Tube Head
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Tone Character
- raw and aggressive
- tight and percussive
- sharp, cutting attack
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- precise, hard-hitting
- relentless and intense
- articulate note separation
- crushing low end
- minimal ambience