The bad thing amp settings — Neural DSP Nano Cortex
The Periphery guitar tone for “The bad thing”, dialed in for a Neural DSP Nano Cortex with a Fender Player Plus Stratocaster. Studio version, Juggernaut: Omega (2015) - Main heavy rhythm riff
Peavey 6505+ / PRS Archon, Horizon Devices Precision Drive / TS boost, PRS Mark Holcomb signature (Seymour Duncan Alpha & Omega pickups)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Horizon Precision Drive / TS-Style Stomp (Nano Cortex Pre-FX)
Clean boost mode before the high-gain capture to cut sub-bass and tighten the picking transient
02Noise Gate (Nano Cortex Pre-FX)
Tight gate to clamp palm-muted chugs and staccato djent rhythms
Because single coils naturally have thinner low-end and a brighter top than Mark Holcomb's high-output bridge humbucker, amp gain is set slightly higher at 6, treble is kept moderate at 6, and mids are pushed to 7 to retain body. The pre-FX overdrive runs with zero drive and high level into the high-gain capture to achieve Periphery's signature tight low-end without creating muddy double-gain distortion. Reverb is set to 0 for strict rhythm isolation. Clean interlude: switch to a clean capture block and bypass the OD boost.
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