Waking the Demon amp settings — Kemper Profiler Head
The Bullet for My Valentine guitar tone for “Waking the Demon”, dialed in for a Kemper Profiler Head with a Fender American Professional II Telecaster. Studio cut, Scream Aim Fire (2008), signature main riff
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier / Peavey 5150 into Mesa 4x12 cab, ESP Eclipse / Jackson RR with EMG 81 active pickups, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer boost, ISP Decimator
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Green Scream (TS block)
Internal Stomp block A — tightens flub and adds pick attack before the profile
02Noise Gate
Internal Stomp block B — clamps fast staccato palm mutes tight
Your passive single-coil bridge Telecaster lacks the output compression and thick low-mids of Matt Tuck's active EMG 81s, so the Kemper profile gain is pushed to 7 while the tone knob is pulled back to 8 to tame ice-pick highs. The internal Green Scream block cuts flubby sub-bass and pushes the upper mids to simulate active humbucker bite into the 5150 profile. Keep presence elevated at 7 to capture the sharp pick attack of the main riff.
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