Cochise amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK

The Audioslave guitar tone for “Cochise”, dialed in for a Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Audioslave self-titled debut album (2002), produced by Rick Rubin

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2205 (overdrive channel), Fender Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan Hotrails (bridge), Boss DD-3 delay, Digitech Whammy

Aggressive mid-forward crunch with tight low-end and cutting upper-mids, moderate saturation pushed by amp gain

Amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK

CHANNELOverdriveBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss MT-2W Metal Zone (Standard mode)

Use Standard mode (not Custom). Keep Dist LOW — this is a boost/thickener, not the main gain source. The amp's overdrive channel provides the core crunch; the MT-2W adds body and mid-punch.

Level 5 · High 4 · Low 5 · Mid Freq 6 · Mid 7 · Dist 4

Why these settings

Your Blackstar's ISF should sit at 7-8 (British/Marshall voicing) to match the JCM800's mid-forward bark. The Debut 50R's overdrive channel is darker and more compressed than a real JCM800, so treble stays moderate and mids are pushed to compensate. Your Player Strat's stock single coils are brighter and lower output than Morello's Hotrails — the MT-2W on low dist adds the missing thickness and sustain without fizz.

PRO TIPFor the 'helicopter' intro, palm-mute the low D string and tap rhythmically while engaging a short slapback delay (50-80ms, high feedback) — if you acquire a DD-3 or similar, set E.Level to 10, F.Back to 7, D.Time to 50ms. Without delay, the riff still works but loses that signature staccato doubling effect.

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