The Philosopher amp settings — Borne Vorax
The Death guitar tone for “The Philosopher”, dialed in for a Borne Vorax with a Waldman Pm. Studio version, Individual Thought Patterns (1993) — main opening tapped riff and rhythm chug
B.C. Rich Stealth with DiMarzio X2N bridge pickup -> Marshall Valvestate 8100 head (OD2 channel) -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Gain source — run straight into amp clean channel
Chuck Schuldiner achieved his iconic biting tone using a high-output DiMarzio X2N into a solid-state Marshall Valvestate 8100 with boosted mids. Since the Borne Vorax is a compact practice amp, run the Boss MT-2 as your primary gain source into the amp's clean channel with amp gain kept low at 2 to avoid muddy double-clipping. Set the MT-2's parametric Mid Freq around 1 to 2 kHz and boost Middle to recreate the cutting Valvestate mid-bark.
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