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Bring me to life amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

The Evanescence guitar tone for “Bring me to life”, dialed in for a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier with a ESP LTD EC-1000. Studio version, Fallen (2003)

Original rig

Jackson DKMG with EMG 81/85 pickups into Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-o-Verb, bridge humbucker, E standard tuning. Tight palm-muted power chords with gate, minimal sustain.

Tight, gated nu-metal chug with controlled low end, scooped mids, aggressive pick attack

Amp settings — Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier

CHANNELModernBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Hotone Ampero — Noise Gate Block

Essential for the tight, staccato palm-muted chug. Gate hard to eliminate sustain between hits.

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

Why these settings

Your Dual Rectifier is the same amp family as the original Trem-o-Verb — Modern channel gets you the same tight, scooped aggression. Your EC-1000's EMG 81 bridge pickup matches the original Jackson's output and compression exactly, so no gain or EQ compensation needed. Keep mid at 4 for the characteristic nu-metal scoop; the ESP's mahogany body adds enough low-mid warmth that you don't need to push bass beyond 6.

PRO TIPThe secret to this tone is the gate, not the gain. Palm-mute tight on the sixteenth notes and let the gate chop the decay dead — the riff's power comes from the silence between hits contrasting against Amy Lee's piano, not from sustain or saturation.

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