Heartwork amp settings — Fender Champion 40

The Carcass guitar tone for “Heartwork”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Heartwork (1993) - main rhythm tone

Original rig

Ibanez Custom RG / Gibson Les Paul into Marshall 6100LM / Peavey 5150 / Marshall SL-X boosted with Marshall Guv'nor / TS

Aggressive, razor-sharp melodic death metal crunch with prominent upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Champion 40

CHANNELChannel 2 (Voice: Metal / 2000s High Gain, amber/red LED)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Classic metal boost tightener in front of the high-gain voice to shave flubby low end and push upper mids

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 9

Why these settings

The Champion 40 lacks a dedicated mid knob and presence control, so the Voice knob is set to the Metal 2000s high-gain model with Treble pushed to 7 to replicate the aggressive 6100LM/5150 bite. The TS9 is run with zero drive and high level into the amp's driven channel to tighten the low end and mimic Colin Richardson's razor-sharp studio tracking. Keep the FX selector bypassed and reverb at zero to preserve the dry, precise rhythm attack.

PRO TIPHeartwork is tuned down to B standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B); use heavier gauge strings (.012-.056 minimum) and aggressive, precise downpicking right near the bridge saddles to keep fast palm-muted riffs tracking cleanly without pitch drift.

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