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Queen of the Damned (Music from the Motion Picture) artwork

Down with the Sickness guitar tone

Disturbed · Queen of the Damned (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2000 · Metal

High Gain

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarJackson Soloist
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN9
BASS7
MID4
TREBLE6
PRESENCE7
REVERB0

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
    Drive 0.5 · Tone 4.5 · Level 8
    Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
  2. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
    Threshold 4.5
    Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.

Scooped mids sound huge alone — add mids back on stage to cut through.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarJackson Soloist
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN10
BASS7
MID4.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE7
REVERB0

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost
    Drive 0.5 · Tone 4.5 · Level 8
    Nearly-clean boost that tightens the low end.
  2. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor eq
    Threshold 4.5
    Keeps the palm-muted riffs tight and quiet.
  3. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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