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Sixpounder amp settings — Engl Fireball 100

The Children of Bodom guitar tone for “Sixpounder”, dialed in for a Engl Fireball 100 with a Ibanez RG652AHM Prestige. Studio version, Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)

Original rig

ESP Alexi signature (EMG HZ-F/81), Lee Jackson-modded Marshall JCM800, later Engl Powerball/Savage; MXR 10-band EQ in loop, no OD pedals — all amp gain

Tight, aggressive high-gain with scooped mids, razor-sharp pick attack, and controlled low-end for fast alternate picking clarity

Amp settings — Engl Fireball 100

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 10-Band EQ (M108)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Run in FX loop for Alexi's signature mid-scoop with upper-mid bite. Critical for the 'Hate Crew' tone. Without this, push amp mid down to 3 and treble to 8.

31Hz 4 · 62Hz 5 · 125Hz 6 · 250Hz 4 · 500Hz 3 · 1kHz 4 · 2kHz 6 · 4kHz 7 · 8kHz 6 · 16kHz 5 · Gain 6

Why these settings

Your Fireball 100 is in the exact same Engl family Alexi endorsed, so voicing translation is minimal. Your DiMarzio Air Norton/Tone Zone pickups are slightly warmer and less compressed than Alexi's EMGs, so I've pushed treble +1 and presence +1 compared to his settings to recover that ice-pick attack. Gain stays at 7 — Engls are already tight and don't need pedal boost.

PRO TIPAlexi's pick attack clarity comes from strict downstroke anchoring and picking directly over the bridge pickup pole pieces — not near the neck. Use a 1mm+ pick with a sharp point and attack the strings at a slight angle to get that aggressive 'chirp' on the fast alternate-picked runs.

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