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Your Sweet 666 amp settings — Harley Benton HB-40R

The HIM guitar tone for “Your Sweet 666”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-40R with a Harley Benton DC-580 CH. Studio version, Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 (1997)

Original rig

Gibson SG Standard, Laney GH100L / Marshall JCM800, Boss DS-1 / Laney onboard high-gain drive

Thick, saturated Scandinavian gothic metal crunch with heavy low-mids and sharp pick bite
Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-40R
CHANNELClean ChannelBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 7 MID 6 TREBLE 6 REVERB 2 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass7
Mid6
Treble6
Reverb2
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Primary distortion source into clean channel

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 8

02TC Electronic Corona Chorus

Engage for clean/ambient intro and verses, bypass during heavy chorus riffs

Speed 3 · Depth 4 · FX Level 3 · Tone 5
Why these settings

Linde's crushing rhythm tone relies on high-gain British power amp saturation. Because you own a Boss DS-1, the amp is kept on the Clean Channel with low gain to prevent double-gain mud. The Harley Benton HB-40R lacks a presence control, so treble is set to 6 on the amp with the DS-1 Tone pulled back to 4 to round off harsh solid-state fizz.

PRO TIPDig in heavily with a thick pick near the bridge saddles on palm mutes to get that signature tight gothic metal chug without losing bottom-end definition.

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