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Your Nickle Ain't Worth My Dime Guitar Tone Settings
Sleeping With Sirens · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom
Pickups
Humbucker (likely Gibson 498T/490R or Seymour Duncan, as per era and artist's typical setup)
Amp
EVH 5150 III (EVH 5153) or Soldano SLO-100 (used interchangeably for heavy rhythm on this album)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2015 (from 'Madness' album sessions). Nick Martin played most rhythm parts, Jack Fowler handled leads. For heavy riff sections, Les Paul Customs into EVH 5153 or Soldano SLO-100 were primary. Pedals and effects chosen for studio reliability and live reproducibility.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- EVH Flanger · flanger
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Pro Co RAT · distortion
Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge pickup) → Pro Co RAT → EVH Flanger → Boss DD-3 → EVH 5153 or Soldano SLO-100 (spring reverb at 2)
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Tone Character
- tight palm-muted chugs
- aggressive and percussive attack
- modern high-gain saturation
- articulate note separation
- punchy low end
- clear, defined mids
- slightly scooped but present
- crisp high end without harshness
- compressed, focused rhythm
- dynamic response to picking