Join Me In Death amp settings — Peakey Backstage
The HIM guitar tone for “Join Me In Death”, dialed in for a Peakey Backstage with a Fender Stratocaster. Studio version, Razorblade Romance (2000)
Gibson Flying V (humbuckers, bridge pickup) → ZVex Fuzz Factory → Marshall Valvestate 8100
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 7 |
01ZVex Fuzz Factory
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Provides the signature fuzzy buzzsaw texture this tone requires. Without it, the Peakey Backstage alone cannot replicate the saturated fuzz character.
Your Strat's single-coil bridge pickup is bright and thin versus the original's humbucker warmth, so I pushed bass +1 and cut treble -2 to compensate for the inherent brightness. The Peakey Backstage lacks mid and presence controls, so I maxed gain to 9 to approximate the fuzz saturation, but this is a compromise—the original's fuzzy compression and harmonic texture comes from the Fuzz Factory pedal, not pure amp gain. Without that pedal, you'll get aggressive overdrive but miss the specific buzzsaw character.
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