crystal mountain amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

The death guitar tone for “crystal mountain”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Symbolic (1995) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

B.C. Rich Stealth with DiMarzio X2N bridge humbucker into Marshall Valvestate 8100 head (OD2 channel, Contour high) and Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab

Aggressive, razor-sharp solid-state death metal crunch with scooped mids, tight low-end tracking, and biting top end

Amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT

CHANNELDirty

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	3
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	5

Don’t have a Orange Crush 35RT? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end tracking to match the ultra-hot DiMarzio X2N output

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 9

Why these settings

The Orange Crush 35RT naturally pushes thick lower-mids and a warmer top end, so pull the Mid knob down to 3 to emulate Chuck's Valvestate 8100 Contour scoop and push Treble to 8 for the characteristic bite. The Crush 35RT has no physical Presence control, so upper-harmonic attack is compensated directly via the treble control and high gain. The recording is completely dry on rhythm tracks, so keep Reverb at 0.

PRO TIPChuck relied on an ultra-aggressive, precision palm-muting technique anchored very close to the bridge saddles to get that razor-sharp percussive attack without muddying the low end.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Orange Crush 35RT. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Orange Crush 35RT

Jane!The long faces Still Loving You (Re-Recorded)Scorpions SubterfugeDaäth Victory or dieMotörhead DeathblowDeftones Livin' On a PrayerBon Jovi

Find your amp

Browse

Orange Crush 35RT settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP crystal mountain on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP death tonesALL SONGS Ibanez GIO GRG170DX tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.