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World wo cold amp settings — Zoom Fire 15

The Mudvayn guitar tone for “World wo cold”, dialed in for a Zoom Fire 15 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Mudvayne (2009 self-titled album)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, ESP guitars with EMG 81/85 pickups, various overdrive/boost pedals for tightening low end

Heavy, tight modern metal with scooped mids, aggressive low-end chug, and sizzling highs — characteristic nu-metal/post-grunge crunch
Amp settings — Zoom Fire 15
CHANNELOD (Overdrive channel)
GAIN 8 BASS 6 MID 3 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass6
Mid3
Treble7
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Line 6 Floor Pod Plus - Amp Model

Select 'Rectified' or 'Big Bottom' amp model — these emulate Mesa Rectifier tones. Run into clean channel of Zoom Fire 15 OR use the Floor Pod as your primary tone source direct to amp's power section if possible. The Floor Pod's high-gain models will get you closer than the Zoom's built-in distortion.

Amp Model 0 · Drive 7 · Bass 6 · Mid 3 · Treble 7

02Line 6 Floor Pod Plus - Noise Gate

Essential for tight chugs — keeps silence between riffs dead quiet

Threshold 5 · Decay 3
Why these settings

The Zoom Fire 15 is a budget solid-state practice amp that cannot authentically recreate Mesa Rectifier saturation on its own. Your best path is using the Line 6 Floor Pod Plus as the primary gain/tone source — select the Rectified or Big Bottom model, then run the Floor Pod into the Zoom's cleanest setting to avoid double-gain mud. The Pacifica's Alnico V bridge humbucker is lower output than Tribbett's active EMGs, so push the Floor Pod's drive +1 higher than stock Rectifier settings would need.

PRO TIPMudvayne's tight chug comes from palm-muting technique as much as gear — mute hard and close to the bridge, pick aggressively with downstrokes, and let the noise gate chop the decay. Drop tuning (they used Drop B) is essential to the low-end weight; standard tuning will sound thin by comparison.

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