Skillet amp settings — Fender Froutman 15G
The Monster guitar tone for “Skillet”, dialed in for a Fender Froutman 15G with a Epiphone SG Tribute. Studio version, Awake (2009) — Ben Kasica on lead guitar
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red channel, Silicon Diode rectifier), Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, Tube Screamer-style OD as a clean boost in front
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 10 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Tube Screamer (TS9 or clone) — RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone. A TS9, TS Mini, or any TS-style clone (Joyo Vintage OD, Behringer TO800) will tighten the low end and add midrange focus that the Frontman cannot produce alone. Without this pedal, the tone will be loose and fizzy.
02Noise Gate (Boss NS-2 or similar) — RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. At gain 10 on this amp, noise will be significant between palm-muted phrases. A gate cleans up the silence.
The Frontman 15G is a solid-state practice amp with no separate channels and limited gain saturation compared to a Dual Rectifier's tube preamp. Gain is maxed to extract every bit of drive available; bass is raised to 7 (vs the Rectifier's 5.5) because the Frontman's small speaker lacks low-end thump; treble is pulled to 6 (vs Rectifier's 7) to avoid the solid-state fizz that replaces tube warmth at high gain. Without a Tube Screamer in front, this tone will sound thin and undefined—the pedal is critical to approximate the tight, compressed attack of the original.
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