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Name In Blood amp settings — WA mini 50w N/a

The Black Label Society guitar tone for “Name In Blood”, dialed in for a WA mini 50w N/a with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio version, 1919 Eternal (2002)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 or Mesa Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul Custom with EMG 81/85, Boss SD-1 or Tube Screamer as boost, MXR Phase 90

Thick, aggressive high-gain rhythm with scooped low-mids, tight palm mutes, and grinding midrange bite

Amp settings — WA mini 50w N/a

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Wah (parked or off)

Off for this rhythm tone; Zakk uses wah for leads only

Position 0

02Phase (MXR Phase 90 style)

Off for main riff; engage for verse swells if desired

Speed 4

03Overdrive (as boost into amp)

Low gain, high level — tightens low-end and pushes amp harder; this is critical to Zakk's tone

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 7

04Chorus

Off for this rhythm tone; Zakk uses chorus on clean passages only

Rate 0 · Depth 0

Why these settings

Your Schecter C-1 Hellraiser with EMG 81/85 is a direct match to Zakk's pickup setup — no compensation needed there. The WA mini 50w is a lower-wattage solid-state amp, so push gain to 8 to compensate for the lack of tube saturation. Your overdrive pedal is essential here: run it as a clean boost (low drive, high level) to tighten the low-end and add harmonic content that the amp alone cannot produce. Keep reverb at 0 — this tone is bone dry.

PRO TIPZakk's palm-mute attack is aggressive and percussive — anchor your picking hand firmly and strike downstrokes with authority. Roll your guitar's tone knob back to 8 to shave the EMG's ice-pick highs without losing definition.

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