Tone Profile

This tone is a high-gain, heavily distorted guitar sound, characterized by its aggressive attack and scooped mids, typical of brutal death metal. It's designed to create a dense and crushing wall of sound.

Signal Chain

Recording Notes

• The guitar was likely recorded with a close-mic'd cabinet. The Peavey 5150 is known for its high gain capabilities, and the Ibanez TS9 would be used to tighten up the low end and add mid-range focus before hitting the amp.
• The SM57 is a standard choice for recording guitar cabinets due to its ability to handle high SPLs and its presence peak that helps the guitar cut through the mix.

Recreation Tips

• Start with a high-output guitar and a high-gain amplifier like the Peavey 5150.
• Use an overdrive pedal such as the Ibanez TS9 with the drive set low to tighten the low end and boost the mids.
• Position a Shure SM57 close to the speaker cone, slightly off-axis, to capture a balanced sound.
• Experiment with EQ to scoop out some of the mids around 500Hz to achieve the desired brutal death metal tone.
• Use a noise gate to eliminate any unwanted noise from the high-gain setup.

Original Gear

• Ibanez RG(guitar)
• Peavey 5150(amp)
• Shure SM57(mic)
• Ibanez TS9(pedal)