Annihilation Of The Wicked amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Nile guitar tone for “Annihilation Of The Wicked”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio album cut, Annihilation of the Wicked (2005) - Main heavy rhythm riff
Karl Sanders: KxK Baritone / Custom V with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups -> Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 / Splawn Quick Rod heads into Marshall 1960 cabs with Celestion V30s; Drop-A tuning
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01ProCo Rat 2 (or High-Gain Distortion)
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The Fender Blues Junior IV is a low-wattage vintage-voiced tube combo with an EL84 power section, meaning its native preamp cannot physically produce the massive saturation of Karl Sanders' 100W Marshall/Splawn rigs. For now, max the Blues Junior's Gain to 9 with the Fat switch OFF to squeeze maximum preamp grit while keeping the Bass at 4 so low-frequency notes in Drop-A don't turn muddy on the 12-inch Celestion A-Type speaker. Adding a dedicated high-gain distortion pedal like a Rat or aggressive metal distortion is essential to bridge the gap; once acquired, set the Blues Junior cleanly with Gain down to 2-3.
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