Subterfuge amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT
The Daäth guitar tone for “Subterfuge”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Kiesel Vader vm7. 2024 re-recording, 7-string Drop G, mixed by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio
Likely Fractal Axe-FX or 5150/6505-style high-gain amp, 7-string guitars with high-output pickups, modern metal production chain with tight low-end and surgical mids
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 0 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Tube Screamer (TS9)
Used as a clean boost/tightener into the amp—this is THE secret to modern metal tone. Drive at 0, level high. Tightens low-end, adds mid presence.
The Crush 35RT is a solid-state amp that won't deliver the same tube saturation as a 5150, so ALL your gain comes from the TS9 slamming the clean-ish dirty channel. Amp gain set to 0 because the TS9 at level 8 pushes the front end hard—stacking amp gain on top creates mud. Bass at 4 (not lower) because the Crush is already tighter than a tube amp and Drop G needs some body. Mid at 7 compensates for Orange's naturally warm voicing vs the scooped-but-present 5150 sound. Reverb at 0—this tone is bone dry.
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