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She Is Inside, He Is Outside amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

The MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS guitar tone for “She Is Inside, He Is Outside”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 with a Donner DST-152. Studio version, ゼロコンマ、色とりどりの世界 (2009) — the original recording this song is famous for

Original rig

Naoya Ogura: Fender Stratocaster into Marshall JCM2000 Dual Super Lead, MXR Distortion III, Suhr Riot Reloaded, EHX Superego+, Boss BF-2 Flanger. Natsuko Miyamoto (bass/vocals): Bacchus Handmade Standard 4ST bass, Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI, EHX Bass Big Muff Pi, Ampeg B2 Combo

Aggressive post-hardcore crunch with math rock precision — tight palm-muted chugs, searing upper-mid bite on the open chords, controlled chaos with melodic hooks cutting through distortion
Amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212
CHANNELDrive (More Drive mode engaged)BRIGHToff
GAIN 6 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 4
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass5
Mid7
Treble6
Presence5
Reverb0
Master4
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PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Why these settings

The original uses a Marshall JCM2000 DSL with stacked distortion pedals (MXR Distortion III, Suhr Riot). Your Hot Rod DeVille is Fender-voiced with scooped mids and higher treble shelf — I pushed mid to 7 to compensate for the Marshall's naturally mid-forward bark. The DeVille's Drive channel with More Drive engaged reaches moderate crunch but cannot match the Marshall-plus-pedals saturation; gain 6 is the sweet spot before it gets flubby. Without a distortion pedal, you will get 70% of the aggression — the tight chugs will be looser and the sustain shorter on held notes.

PRO TIPDig in hard with the pick at a 45° angle near the bridge for that percussive math rock attack — the tone's precision comes from right-hand dynamics as much as gain. Roll your tone knob to 6-7 during the softer melodic passages to approximate the neck-pickup moments without switching.

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