Born In Winter amp settings — Fender Frontman 15g
The GOJIRA guitar tone for “Born In Winter”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15g with a Harley Benton ST 20. Studio version, L'Enfant Sauvage (2012)
EVH 5150III head (channel 2/3), Charvel Joe Duplantier signature with DiMarzio signature humbuckers, MXR noise gate, tuned to D standard
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 10 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Distortion Pedal (Boss DS-1 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone. The Frontman 15G cannot produce high-gain metal saturation from its preamp alone. Run the amp nearly clean and let the pedal provide all distortion.
The Frontman 15G is a small solid-state practice amp with only bass and treble controls (no mid knob, no presence, no reverb). It cannot reach EVH 5150III saturation levels — a distortion pedal is mandatory. With a pedal providing the gain, keep amp gain maxed just to add slight edge, bass at 4 to prevent the 8-inch speaker from flubbing, treble at 7 for cut. Your Harley Benton ST-20's single coils are bright and low-output versus Duplantier's hot humbuckers — the pedal's mid-forward voicing compensates, but expect a thinner attack.
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