Painkiller amp settings — Zoom G3Xn
The Judas priest guitar tone for “Painkiller”, dialed in for a Zoom G3Xn with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio album cut, Painkiller (1990) - Main rhythm guitar
Marshall JCM800 2203/2204 + Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabs, custom boost / Boss OD, Hamer Mini V & Gibson SG with active EMG/DiMarzio humbuckers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01ZNR (Noise Gate block)
Placed first in Zoom chain to clamp high-gain hiss
02TS Drive (Screamer block)
Clean boost mode to cut low mud and tighten attack before the MS 800 model
The Schecter C-1 Hellraiser's active EMG 81 in the bridge matches the hot output used on the record, so the TS Drive block requires only minimal gain (Drive 1) to push the MS 800 model into tight thrash saturation. The JCM800 model is pushed with boosted upper-mids (7) and treble (8) to capture Glenn Tipton's cutting razor-blade edge without flubby low-end. Reverb is kept at 0 to maintain rapid alternate-picking articulation and clarity.
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