Human Puzzle amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Mortician guitar tone for “Human Puzzle”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Darkest Day of Horror (2003)
B.C. Rich / Ibanez tuned to step down/drop A + Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal + Marshall JCM800 / solid-state power section
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
02Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal (or Swedish Chainsaw style pedal)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; Mortician's signature sound relies on the HM-2 'chainsaw' EQ maxed
Mortician's signature tone relies on maximum saturation and buzzy Swedish-chainsaw upper-mid grinding distortion. To adapt to your Fender Champion 40, run the amp strictly on its clean channel with low gain (2) to avoid muddy double-distortion, and use the Boss DS-1 with high distortion and elevated tone to replicate the cutting buzz. The Champion 40 lacks a physical mid knob and presence knob, so shape the upper bite directly via the treble control and DS-1 tone knob.
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