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In Dying Days amp settings — NUX MG-300

The As a blood runs black guitar tone for “In Dying Days”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, Allegiance (2006) - Main Riff / Breakdown

Original rig

Peavey 5150 / 6505 Lead Channel + Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer + ESP/Jackson with active EMG 81 pickups (Drop C tuning)

Aggressive, tight mid-2000s deathcore tone with punchy upper-mid bite, tight low end, and fast gate
Amp settings — NUX MG-300
CHANNELFireman (or 5150 model) + 1960A 4x12 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass6
Mid5
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Gate / Noise Gate Block

Set clamp aggressively for staccato stop-start breakdowns

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

02TS9 / Screamer Drive Block

Clean boost in front of amp model to tighten low-end flub

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 9
Why these settings

The MG-300's high-gain models naturally capture the 5150 saturation, while the Screamer block tightens the bass before hitting the preamp. Because your Gibson SG Modern has passive humbuckers with slightly more open dynamics than the original active EMGs, the Screamer level is pushed to 9 to hit the front end with equivalent punch. Keep the noise gate fast and tight to replicate the iconic machine-gun palm mutes.

PRO TIPTune to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and use aggressive, strict alternate picking near the bridge saddles with a heavy 1.0mm+ pick to get the signature percussive attack on the tremolo riffs and breakdown chugs.

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