God Was Never on Your Side amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Motörhead guitar tone for “God Was Never on Your Side”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, Kiss of Death (2006) — main heavy rhythm guitars
Phil Campbell: Gibson Les Paul / LAG signature into Marshall JCM900 / JVM / Kerry King 2203 and Engl heads, tracked by Cameron Webb; C.C. DeVille guest solo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 5 |
01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and punch into the Orange dirty channel
02Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Bypassed for heavy rhythm tracking; engage with E.Level at 3 for lead work
The Orange Crush 20 Dirty channel provides the British crunch, but Orange preamps are naturally woolier in the low-mids than Phil Campbell's Marshall/Engl wall. Running the TS9 with Drive at zero and Level high tightens the flubby bass before it hits the preamp while giving your Telecaster single coil the push and midrange body of a humbucker. Treble is nudged up to 6 to retain cut through the 8-inch speaker without getting harsh on single coils. Clean verse: switch amp to Clean channel and roll guitar volume back to 7.
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