The End of Heartache amp settings — Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier
The Killswitch Engage guitar tone for “The End of Heartache”, dialed in for a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio album version, The End of Heartache (2004)
Framus Dragon/Cobra & Peavey 5150 heads boosted with Maxon OD808, Caparison guitars with EMG 85 bridge pickup in Drop C into Mesa 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
The Triple Rectifier carries the full rhythm distortion natively, but without an overdrive boost upfront, keep Bass at 4 to prevent low-end flub on the Modern channel. Strat single coils are significantly brighter and lower output than Adam D's active EMG 85, so tone is pulled to 8 and mids/gain are bumped to compensate. If you acquire a TS-style overdrive pedal, set it as a clean boost (Drive 0, Level 10) in front of the amp to tighten the tracking and you can then push amp Bass up to 6.
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