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Out of the Black guitar tone

Royal Blood · Royal Blood · 2014 · Alternative

KeyF# minor
ChordsF#5 fuzz riff
Fuzz

Main (Bass rig)

AmpAmpeg + Marshall guitar amp split
GuitarGretsch bass (played as guitar)
PickupSplit signal
GAIN7
BASS6.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB0

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. EHX POG2 octave
    Bass split into guitar registers — the 'how is that a bass' trick
  2. EHX Big Muff Pi fuzz
    Sustain 7 · Tone 5 · Volume 6.5
    The top layer snarl

It's a bass through pitch-split rigs — on guitar: drop tuning + octave-down pedal gets close.

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

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