Tear You Apart amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10
The She Wants Revenge guitar tone for “Tear You Apart”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a ESP LTD MH-1000. Studio version, She Wants Revenge (2006 debut album), recorded at Perfect Kiss Studios
Post-punk revival tone: likely a clean amp platform (Fender or Roland JC-120 style) with chorus modulation and heavy reverb. Guitar with humbuckers, bridge pickup, for that dark, defined single-note riff.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Chorus (RECOMMENDED — Boss CE-5 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the cold, shimmering 80s post-punk texture. A budget TC Electronic Corona or Behringer UC200 gets you there.
02Reverb (RECOMMENDED — Boss RV-6 or Hall-style)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This tone NEEDS external reverb — the Pathfinder 10 has none built in. Use a hall or plate setting with long decay for that cavernous post-punk space.
The Pathfinder 10 is a bright, Vox-voiced solid-state amp with no onboard reverb. I rolled treble down to 4 to kill the Vox sparkle and match the dark, muted character of post-punk. Gain at 3 gives just enough grit without actual distortion. Your LTD's EMG or active-style humbuckers are hotter than typical post-punk guitars — rolling the tone knob to 6 tames the attack and adds darkness.
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