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I'm Not a Vampire amp settings — Samick Smart 3

The Falling In Reverse guitar tone for “I'm Not a Vampire”, dialed in for a Samick Smart 3 with a Suzuki SDG-2. Studio version, The Drug in Me Is You (2011)

Original rig

Likely Mesa Dual Rectifier or Peavey 5150-style amp, guitars with high-output humbuckers in Drop C tuning, noise gate, possible Tube Screamer for tightening

Tight, aggressive metalcore crunch with scooped mids, heavy palm-muted low end, and cutting high-gain attack

Amp settings — Samick Smart 3

CHANNELOverdrive/Distortion channel (highest gain channel available)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1

Primary gain source — amp gain lowered to prevent mud. DS-1 provides the aggressive distortion character; keep Tone moderate to avoid fizz.

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 8

Why these settings

The Samick Smart 3 is a low-wattage practice amp without the high-gain saturation of a Rectifier. Your DS-1 becomes the primary dirt source — amp gain is set low (3) to keep the signal clean and let the pedal do the heavy lifting. This prevents the muddy, undefined stack that happens when two gain stages fight. Bass is moderate (6) to compensate for the smaller speaker's weaker low-end response vs the original's 4x12 cab.

PRO TIPFor the tight palm-muted chugs, anchor your picking hand firmly on the bridge and use short, controlled downstrokes — the original tone's definition comes from precise muting technique as much as the gear. If your guitar has lower-output single coils or weak humbuckers, consider rolling the DS-1 Tone down to 3 to reduce fizz.

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