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Sixpounder amp settings — Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18

The Children of Bodom guitar tone for “Sixpounder”, dialed in for a Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18 with a Jackson Pro Series Soloist. Studio version, Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)

Original rig

ESP Alexi Laiho signature (EMG HZ pickups), Marshall JCM800/Lee Jackson modded heads, likely with a Tube Screamer-style boost in front for tightness

Aggressive, tight high-gain with scooped low-mids, razor-sharp attack, and controlled low end for fast alternate picking clarity

Amp settings — Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 18

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS9 or clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Critical for this tone. Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and push the front of the amp. Drive at 0, Level high. Without this, the tone will be flabbier on fast palm-muted riffs.

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The TubeMeister 18 has a tighter, more modern voicing than Alexi's JCM800-based rig, which works in your favor for this tone. Gain at 8 with the Lead channel's boost engaged gets you into high-gain territory. Mid at 4 (slightly scooped) preserves the Scandinavian metal character while the TubeMeister's inherent mid-focus prevents it from becoming too hollow. Without a TS-style pedal, your palm mutes will lack the surgical tightness heard on the record—consider a Tube Screamer clone as a priority purchase.

PRO TIPAlexi's picking attack was extremely precise and close to the bridge—anchor your picking hand firmly and use small, controlled motions with medium-heavy picks (1.0mm+). The tone on 'Sixpounder' relies heavily on picking dynamics; the amp provides gain, but the articulation comes from aggressive downstrokes and strict alternate picking, not from sloppy gain saturation.

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