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Streaks of blood amp settings — Crate GTX3500H

The Dying fetus guitar tone for “Streaks of blood”, dialed in for a Crate GTX3500H with a LTD SD-2. Studio version, Grotesque Impalement EP (2000) — note: 'Streaks of Blood' is a Baphomet cover from their 1992 album 'The Dead Shall Inherit', re-recorded by Dying Fetus

Original rig

Dying Fetus 2000 era: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, 5150, or similar high-gain head into Mesa 4x12 — John Gallagher used ESP/LTD guitars with EMG pickups. Original Baphomet recording (1992): Marshall-derived high-gain tone, likely JCM800 or modded Marshall with heavy distortion pedal, downtuned guitars

Brutal chunk-style death metal rhythm — tight palm-muted low-end chug, aggressive upper-mid grind, scooped but not fizzy, percussive attack with sustain on open chords

Amp settings — Crate GTX3500H

CHANNELHigh Gain (Lead channel)BRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

Use as primary gain shaping — the MT-2's parametric mid control is essential for dialing in the death metal scoop without losing definition. Mid Freq at 6 targets the 800Hz-1kHz range for that chunk attack

Level 7 · Low 6 · High 5 · Mid 4 · Mid Freq 6 · Dist 7

02MXR Six Band EQ

Place after MT-2 to tighten low-end and add presence cut-through — slight scoop at 400Hz, boost at 100Hz for chug weight

100Hz 6 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 4 · 800Hz 5 · 1.6kHz 6 · 3.2kHz 5

Why these settings

The Crate GTX3500H is a solid-state high-gain head with aggressive voicing but less natural compression than the tube Rectifiers Dying Fetus used. The MT-2 compensates by providing the saturated harmonic content and the parametric mid control lets you dial the exact death metal scoop. Amp gain at 8 with boost engaged stacks with the MT-2 for the required brutality — this is one case where stacking works because the Crate's solid-state clipping handles it cleanly. Mid at 4 on the amp prevents mud when combined with the MT-2's mid shaping.

PRO TIPFor authentic Dying Fetus chunk, palm mute HARD directly over the bridge saddles — not further up the strings. This gives the tight, percussive attack that defines their rhythm sound. Tune to C standard or drop C if your LTD SD-2 can handle it with heavier strings (11-52 minimum).

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