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Blacklist amp settings — M-vave Mini-efx

The Exodus guitar tone for “Blacklist”, dialed in for a M-vave Mini-efx with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, Tempo of the Damned (2004)

Original rig

Peavey Triple XXX / Mesa Boogie Mark IV, Ibanez/ESP with active EMG 81 pickups, Tube Screamer boost, Marshall/Mesa 4x12 with V30s

Surgically tight, razor-sharp modern thrash crunch with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight low end
Amp settings — M-vave Mini-efx
CHANNELHigh Gain / Metal Lead Preamp ModelBRIGHToffBOOSTon
GAIN 7 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass5
Mid6
Treble7
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01TS-Style Boost (Mini-efx Drive Block)

Used in front to tighten bass flub and spike pick attack

Drive 1 · Tone 7 · Level 8
Why these settings

The SC-Custom II humbuckers have plenty of punch, so keep the Mini-efx high-gain preamp model around 7 while running the internal drive block as a clean boost with Tone at 7. The original Andy Sneap production emphasizes a tight low end and punchy 1.5kHz bite, so keep bass moderate at 5 and boost mids to 6 to emulate the boosted Triple XXX/Mark IV crunch. Presence is unavailable on the Mini-efx faceplate, so upper-end cut is achieved using treble at 7 and the boost pedal tone.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm mute firmly right on top of the bridge saddles and dig in aggressively with a stiff 1.5mm+ pick to replicate Gary Holt's percussive, mechanical chug.

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