Amp Settings Database

[WarOfAttrition]

MASSIVE JCM 800 METAL
Ceriatone JCM 800 2204 handwired
Presence: 6
Bass: 6
Middle: 4.5
Treble: 6
Power amp volume: 4
Pre amp volume: 10

Bad Monkey
Level: 10
Low: 5
High: 5
Gain: 3

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

A decent thrash tone with an Ibanez TBX150H and Dano Fish + Chips EQ (Using pics because the EQ is pretty sensitive and I can't nail it exactly due to the hard-to-read panel )
This is on the drive channel, X-mode is on.
Amp:

EQ Settings:

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

Here'd a good mid 80's Metallica tone that still sounds "scooped" even with some added mids to make it more live friendly. I call it the "Double Scoop"

Blackstar HT20
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Gain: 12:00
PreVolume: 2:00
Bass: 10:00
Mid: 2:00
Treble: 2:30
ISF: 1:00

Tube Screamer
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Drive, Tone, Level all at 12:00

MXR 6 band EQ - this is where the "Double Scoop" comes in to play
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100... 3
200... -2
400... 5
800... 5
1.6K.. -5
3.2K.. 0
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[Dawn of the Shred]

i got a 6505 and a vypyr whats a good stephen carpenter settings

 

[Inverted11]

referring to an older post in this thread, would putting a mxr 10 band eq into fx loop be better than running it as is?

 

[TheEntheogenEgoKiller]

Amp
Tight High Gain Metal
Peavey 5150 II
Lead Channel
Pre: 5.2
Post: 3
Bass: 5
Mid: 7 3/4
Treble: 4
Pres: 5 1/2
Res: 5.2

Cab
Krank Krankenstein 4x12 loaded with Eminence Texas Heat's

Pedals
Ibanez TTS-9: Gain: 0 , Tone: 5 , Level: 6
Boss NS-2

Guitar
Ibanez RG7321 Basswood Body, EMG 81-7 (B)

 

[TheStockholmChainsaw]

vicious/life-eating/Earth-raping/murderous chainsaw disemboweler.

Crate Flex-Wave head
gain channel, all knobs at 12 o'clock, gain cranked full
Behringer HM-300, knobs maxed out, except gain on 5% and Level at 12 o'clock.
Zoom 9150 valve with ZNR to clean up the inherently noisy sound (which is to be expected and desired to a degree), as well as for lead/clean tones.

2 and a half year old Ernie Ball Power Slinky ropes noosed around a modified BC Rich IT Beast tuned baritone. (B-standard, 25.5 scale) SH-8 Invader law givers.

Lead tone is similar to Jay Fernandez' lush, singing lead tone on Brutality's "These Walls Shall Be Your Grave" from their "Screams Of Anguish" album. Clean is a basic EQ job with reverb and chorus and the Zoom's inherent preamp for lead, which I douse with a bit of reverb and chorus as well. Wonderful tones but not the highlight of my sound, therefore settings are not included. The rhythm tone is king here.

You can reverse the amp and HM's gain settings (amp gain on 5-10% with the HM's gain cranked full) for a more "open" sound
with accentuated mids--great to do in a live setting as it cures the issues
inherent with a scooped tone while playing live and at the same time giving the
bassist--and kick drums--much needed sonic space. This rhythm tone is suprisingly VERY dynamic, incredibly responsive to your pick attack.

The Zoom is amazing, the $25 you can expect to pay for one is ricockulous.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

sold my old amps. now i got a dime d100 and a fender frontman 25r also a mode four. i was wanting dimebag amp settings rythem and clean. any help thank you.

 

[tasteslikeawesome]

These are my typical settings for my 6505+.

Pre: Anywhere from 6 to slightly past 8.
Low: 8
Mid: 6
High: 4
Res: 8
Pres: 7-full on

My mids can very alot from 0 to 1.8 to 6.

 

[Destructionuponusguitar]

100% pure beef steak METAL

Peavey 5150 Block Letter
High Gain Input, Lead Channel
Presence- 10
Resonance- 8
Low- 6
Mid- 3 1/2
High- 7
Pregain- 5
Post Gain-3 1/2

 

[Destructionuponusguitar]

Forgot to mention... Mesa cab Adds to the Beef \m/

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

VHT Sig:X
Clean
Bloom, open, 100w
Level - 09:00
Treble - 02:00
Mids - 10:00
Bass - 12:00
Presence - 02:00
Depth - 12:00

Rhythm
Gain I - 01:00
Gain II - 01:00
Burn, 100w, boost, more, scoop
Level - 09:00
Treble - 02:00
Mids - 10:00-11:00
Bass - 02:00
Presence - 02:00
Depth - 02:00

Lead
Gain I - 03:00
Gain II - 11:00
Blow, 100w, boost, more, scoop
Level - 09:00
Treble - 12:00-02:00
Mids - 10:00-11:00
Bass - 02:00
Presence - 02:00
Depth - 02:00

Joyo Ultimate Drive [LP]
Tone - 11:00-01:00
Level - 02:00
Gain - 07:00

MXR Black Label Chorus
Lo - 01:00
Hi - 12:00
Depth - 12:00
Rate - 01:00
Level - 02:00

Dunlop Crybaby from Hell
Q - 01:00-02:00 [for a throaty wah]
Vol boost - 09:00-10:30 [not always on]
Fine Tune - 12:00
Range - Depends on mood

MXR Noise Clamp
Trigger - 01:30

 

[cwhitey2]

My current settings for drop G are:
5150 into Basson 4x12

Green channel
Pre gain: 5.5
Bass: 4.5
Mids: 7
Treb: 5
Res: 4
Pres: 2

My lead is the same but with more gain

Also running ts9:
lvl at half
Gain off

 

[goodtimes]

my settings for a really tight and clear high gain sound for drop b. all pedals in front of amp for the sake of simplicity.

6505+ combo red channel
presence: 7
resonance:5-6
reverb:0
post:4
high:6
mid:6
low:4
pre:2

mxr smart gate
threshold: 1 o clock
range: full


green rhino
volume:full
drive:minimum
100hz: 11 o clock
curve: 12 o clock

 

[DrakkarTyrannis]

Current DTX settings:
Presence: 6
Resonance:5
Master:However loud I want..usually 2-3 is all I need. 4 or higher if I have a death wish

Crunch
Treble:3.5-4
Mids: 4
Bass:3
Gain: 5
Volume: 5-6
Fat Switch: On

FX LOOP:
Send and Return: 5

Bloody Murder:
Level: Max
Tone:Max
Gain: 0.5

With these settings I've never sounded better

 

[peldikuneptun]

I know the 50w JVM doesn't get much love here, but has anyone managed to get a decent tone out of that one? It seems that whatever I do it still sounds too...well, rock 'n' roll. I also have the Engl e530 and it's a lot more 'evil' even with the knobs all at 12.

 

[karjim]

LANEY VH100R: Tight Modern Prog Metal Sound
Modified ( JJE34L for power and TubeTown customset for preamp (TT+ JJ+ TAD)
Channel 2, Laney Drive Boost "off" ("on" for solos)
Ibanez TS9 in front ( drive 0, level and tone 9)
MXR M108 eq in the Drive Loop ( big scoop on the 60hz and 16kHZ, 450Hz (scoop a little), , boost 2kHz
Presensence: 2'30
Bass 12' 00
Mids 1' 00
Treble 8'00 (almost at zero)
Gain 2' 00
Volume 10' 00

Mesa Recto 2x12 cab V30
Ibby 7620 (EMG707)

 

[Crazy_Guitar]

I'll do this the other way around.
These are my settings... I'll post them and tell you how they sound and what I use them for.


Carvin Quad X-Amp
(settings shown in 0-10 range)

Channel 1 (80s bright clean tone, highly processed)
Volume 1: 4
Bass: 5
Middle: 3
Treble: 6
Reverb: On
FX Loop: On
Graph EQ: Off

Channel 2 (warm vintage clean)
Volume 2: 4
Bass: 5 (channel EQ shared w/CH3)
Treble: 8 (channel EQ shared w/CH3)
Cloaking: 0 (channel EQ shared w/CH3)
Reverb: On
FX Loop: Off
Graph EQ: Off

Channel 3 (all-round modern medium-heavy distortion)
Volume 3: 4
Overdrive: 8
Bass: 5 (channel EQ shared w/CH2)
Treble: 8 (channel EQ shared w/CH2)
Cloaking: 0 (channel EQ shared w/CH2)
Reverb: Off
FX Loop: Off
Graph EQ: On

Channel 4 (super-gain modern solo tone)
Volume 4: 8
Overdrive: 7
Bass: 4
Middle: 6
Treble: 8
Reverb: On
FX Loop: On
Graph EQ: Off

Graphic EQ (global)
75Hz: +4
150Hz: 0
1kHz: +2
3kHz: +4
6kHz: +2



Peavey Classic 50/50
(settings shown in 0-10 range)

Channel 1 (left)
Volume: 3
Resonance: 2
Presence: 8

Channel 2 (right)
(same as CH1)

Poweramp settings may vary slightly for each gig.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Can somebody give me James hetfields amp settings?

 

[karjim]

James Hetfield settings ???????
Wich period?
1983-1985 -> Marshall Mod
1986- 1989 -> Mesa MarkII
1990-> Ada Mesa Triaxis
Load period ?
St Anger Period -> Krank + Dual Recto
Death Magnetic -> Diezel + Mesa
So many sounds, presets are an enigma, James has his little secrets
Dowload Metallica Impulses Cab , it's a good start with LePou LeCto, and build your sound, you don't play like Hetfield, don't expect having the same sound which cost a big pile of money btw.
If you want a 'Tallica Black classic sound I think the Recto with Ada Préamp and Eq will do the job and don't forget a heavy guitar ( LP, Explorer...) with the EMG81...with a strat even a Roadking won't help you
Pic Attack always like a butcher, DOWN DOWN DOWN at 220bpm