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Funeral Bell amp settings — Lanney LX120RT

The Black Label Society guitar tone for “Funeral Bell”, dialed in for a Lanney LX120RT with a Charvel So Cal Style 1 HH. Studio version, The Blessed Hellride (2003)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom (EMG 81 bridge) + Marshall JCM800 2203 / Zakk Wylde signature with 6550 tubes + Boss SD-1 (clean boost) / Dunlop ZW-44

Thick, aggressive high-gain crunch with pushed upper-mids, tight chugging low end, and screaming pinch-harmonic bite

Amp settings — Lanney LX120RT

CHANNELDrive Channel (Crunch mode)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer TM300 Tube Amp Modeler

Set switches to: Mod = Clean, Mic = Classic, Amp = Brit. Acting as a front-end Marshall-style overdrive boost (direct into amp input).

Level 8 · Low 5 · High 7 · Drive 2

Why these settings

The Laney LX120RT solid-state circuit is inherently warmer and lacks the raw upper-mid spike of Zakk's 6550-loaded Marshall JCM800, plus it has no physical presence control. We use the Behringer TM300 set to Brit/Clean mode with low drive and high level in front to tighten the low end and slam the Laney's drive channel, mirroring Zakk's classic SD-1 into JCM800 boost technique. Keep the Laney's mids around 6 rather than fully scooped to maintain harmonic cut and punch.

PRO TIPDig in hard with heavy pick attack right near the bridge pickup and use the side of your thumb for Zakk's signature squealing pinch harmonics on the dropped-tuning riffs.

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