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My curse amp settings — Diezel VH4

The Killswitch engage guitar tone for “My curse”, dialed in for a Diezel VH4 with a Donner Dst 152b Stratocaster HSS. Studio version, As Daylight Dies (2006) - Main Heavy Rhythm

Original rig

Caparison Dellinger/TAT guitars (EMG 81/85) -> Maxon OD808 -> Soldano SLO-100 / Mesa Triple Rectifier -> Mesa Traditional 4x12 (Celestion V30s)

Aggressive, tight metalcore crunch with pronounced upper-mid punch and focused low-end palm mutes

Amp settings — Diezel VH4

CHANNELChannel 3 (Mega)BRIGHTbright

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Used strictly as a clean boost/tightener out front

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 10

Why these settings

The Diezel VH4 Channel 3 naturally provides massive low-end authority and searing modern gain, closely matching the punch of Adam D's boosted Soldano/Rectifier studio blend. Running the TS9 with Drive at 0 and Level on 10 cuts the low-end flub before hitting the preamp, which compensates for the Donner bridge humbucker's slightly looser low-end compared to active EMGs. Bass is kept at 5 and mids pushed to 6 to retain the signature cut and articulation in Drop C.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and strike aggressively with heavy downward pick attack right next to the bridge saddles to get that signature sharp percussive chunk on the palm mutes.

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