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Rainy day amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

The Ice nine kills guitar tone for “Rainy day”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Schecter C-1HTS SLS Elite Evil Twin. Studio version, Welcome To Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 (2021)

Original rig

PRS Custom 24 / SE, Mesa Boogie Mark series or EVH 5150 (clean channel for verses, crunch for chorus), likely Boss CE-2/DC-2 style chorus, studio compression

Bright, shimmery 80s pop-rock clean with tight chorus modulation; punchy mid-gain crunch on heavier sections

Amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

CHANNELClean or Crunch amp model (Fender-style clean for verses, Marshall-style crunch for heavier sections)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus (Arena 2000 internal effect)

Essential for the 80s shimmer - use a CE-2 or DC-2 style chorus model if available

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix 6

02Compressor (Arena 2000 internal effect)

Adds the studio polish and sustain; place before chorus in signal chain

Sustain 5 · Level 6 · Attack 4

03Digital Delay (Arena 2000 internal effect)

Subtle slapback ~300ms for depth; post-chorus in chain

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Your Schecter's Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are hot and aggressive—roll the tone knob to 8 and use the neck pickup to tame the high-end bite and match the warmer 80s character. The Arena 2000 is a multi-FX unit, so select a Fender Twin-style clean model for verses and switch to a JCM800-style crunch model for the heavier chorus sections. Keep gain low; this track is about clarity and shimmer, not saturation.

PRO TIPFor authentic 80s pop-rock attack, use a pick with a rounded edge and strike the strings closer to the neck pickup—this softens the transient and produces that smooth, glossy tone that defined the era. Switch to bridge pickup with tone at 10 only for the brief lead fills.

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