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freezing moon amp settings — Acoustic B100c

The Mayhem guitar tone for “freezing moon”, dialed in for a Acoustic B100c with a Jackson Js2 concert bass. Studio album cut, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)

Original rig

Gibson Ripper Bass / Ibanez bass played with a heavy pick into Marshall JCM800 / Ampeg SVT rig driven with heavy clipping/fuzz (recorded by Count Grishnackh / Varg Vikernes)

Gritty, aggressive high-mid pick clank with distorted bite and tight low end
Amp settings — Acoustic B100c
BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 8 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass5
Mid7
Treble8
Reverb0
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge+middle TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01EHX Operation Overlord

Set input toggle to GUITAR/INST; BOOST switch ON for full black metal grind

Vol 6 · Gain 8 · Dry 4 · Treble 7 · Mid 8 · Bass 5
Why these settings

The EHX Operation Overlord serves as the primary distortion source into the clean Acoustic B100c platform. The Acoustic B100c has a relatively neutral solid-state response, so pushing the mid and treble bands while keeping the Overlord's dry blend around 4 retains low-end punch alongside the characteristic black metal clank. The B100c has no presence control, so top-end edge is dialed directly via the treble knob and bridge-pickup attack. Modulation pedals (Boss CEB-3 and Bass Clone) are left bypassed to preserve raw distortion articulation.

PRO TIPUse a heavy pick (1.0mm+) right against the bridge pickup and dig in forcefully to generate the metallic, percussive string clatter essential to early Norwegian black metal bass.

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