Eaten amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

The Bloodbath guitar tone for “Eaten”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Nightmares Made Flesh (2004) main rhythm riff

Original rig

ESP/LTD with EMG 81 active humbuckers into Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal running into Peavey 5150 / Mesa Dual Rectifier

Thick Swedish death metal with chainsaw mids, grinding saturation, tight low-end, aggressive upper-mid presence

Amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

CHANNELHigh Gain Amp Model (5150 / Peavey Lead block) + V30 4x12 Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Distortion+

Used as a tight boost in front of the M-Vave Blackbox high-gain model to add upper-mid grit and focus

Output 8 · Distortion 3

02M-Vave Blackbox (Internal Noise Gate)

Essential to clamp the intense high-gain hiss and keep palm-muted riffs tight

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

Why these settings

The Fender Player Stratocaster's bridge single-coil lacks the output and low-mid heft of active EMG humbuckers, so mids are pushed to 8 and bass to 6 on the amp model. The owned MXR Distortion+ acts as a front-end boost with Output pushed and Distortion low to tighten the attack and replicate the jagged HM-2 bite without overwhelming the amp stage. Gain on the Blackbox's 5150-style model is dialed to 6 to retain clarity beneath the boosted front-end.

PRO TIPSingle coils pick up substantial noise in extreme high-gain setups, so angle your body away from power supplies and mute aggressively with the heel of your pick hand right up against the bridge saddles to get that percussive, chugging thud.

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