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Behringer HD300 Heavy Distortion settings

How 11 songs dial in the Behringer HD300 Heavy Distortion, across 2 amps — real knob positions, not presets.

Typical Behringer HD300 Heavy Distortion settings
KnobAverageRangeMatches
Dist7.16–811
Tone6.25–811
Level6.56–711
Bottom5.94–710
Averaged across every ToneAdapt match that uses this pedal. It usually sits first in the signal chain.
Song by song
SongAmpBehringer HD300 Heavy Distortion settings
Bleed the Freak (Live)
Alice In Chains
Marshall MG30CFXDist 8 · Tone 5 · Bottom 7 · Level 6
Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty
Crowbar
Marshall MG30CFXDist 8 · Tone 6 · Bottom 7 · Gain Boost 7 · Level 6
The Trooper (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden
Marshall MG30CFXDist 6 · Tone 6 · Bottom 4 · Level 7
Hangar 18
Megadeth
Marshall MG30CFXDist 7 · Tone 7 · Bottom 5 · Gain Boost 6 · Level 6
Mechanix
Megadeth
Marshall MG30CFXDist 7 · Tone 5 · Bottom 6 · Level 7
...And Justice for All
Metallica
Marshall MG30CFXDist 7 · Tone 8 · Bottom 7 · Level 6
Am i Evil
Metallica
Marshall MG30CFXDist 6 · Tone 7 · Bottom 5 · Level 7
Fade to Black
Metallica
Marshall MG30CFXDist 7 · Tone 6 · Bottom 7 · Level 6
Pulling teeth
Metallica
Peavey Max 158 bassLevel 7 · Tone 6 · Dist 7
Seek and destroy
Metallica
Marshall MG30CFXDist 7 · Tone 5 · Bottom 6 · Level 7
I Don't Wanna Be Me
Type O Negative
Marshall MG30CFXDist 8 · Tone 7 · Bottom 5 · Level 7

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Amps the Behringer HD300 Heavy Distortion runs into
Marshall MG30CFX10 songs with this pedal
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