Monster amp settings — Fx amp Fx amp

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Fx amp Fx amp with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Awake (2009) — iconic drop-B main rhythm riff

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red/Modern channel) / Peavey 6505, Gibson Les Paul, Boss NS-2 / clean boost

Aggressive, modern high-gain nu-metal chug with tight low end and slightly scooped mids

Amp settings — Fx amp Fx amp

CHANNELHigh Gain / Lead ChannelBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01High-Gain Distortion / Preamp Pedal

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; a modern high-gain dirt pedal (like an EVH 5150 Overdrive or Revv G3/G4) into a clean channel is needed to reach authentic Dual Rectifier saturation

Gain 8 · Bass 6 · Mid 4 · Treble 7 · Level 7

Why these settings

Because your amp model is unrecognized, universal controls are dialed with pushed gain and cut mids to emulate the Dual Rectifier core tone. To compensate for the brighter, lower-output single coils on your Strat compared to the original Les Paul humbuckers, bridge tone is rolled back slightly to 8 and amp treble is kept moderate. Reverb is set to 0 to keep fast, palm-muted drop-tuned chugs tight and focused.

PRO TIPUse heavy, sharp palm-muting right against the bridge saddles on the low dropped string and pick with aggressive downstrokes to mimic the tight, percussive attack of the record without flubbing out.

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