Monster amp settings — Harley benton Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Str.196138 Burgebrach

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Harley benton Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Str.196138 Burgebrach with a Harley Benton QC PASS 02. Studio version, Awake (2009) — Ben Kasica on lead guitar

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red/Modern channel), Gibson Les Paul with high-output humbuckers, Tube Screamer-style boost, noise gate

Tight, aggressive modern hard rock — punchy low end, slightly scooped mids, cutting treble presence, high gain but defined

Amp settings — Harley benton Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Str.196138 Burgebrach

CHANNELHigh Gain / Lead channel (closest to Rectifier Modern voicing)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer-style Overdrive (e.g., Harley Benton Vintage Overdrive, Boss SD-1, Ibanez TS9)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Used as a clean boost to tighten the low end and add pick attack definition. Drive at 0 means no additional clipping — the pedal just shapes the signal hitting the amp's preamp.

Drive 0 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Noise Gate (e.g., TC Electronic Sentry, Boss NS-2, Donner Noise Killer)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for tight palm-muted chugs at this gain level. Placed after the boost, before the amp input.

Threshold 5 · Decay 3

Why these settings

The Harley Benton amp is a budget solid-state unit with less natural compression and midrange complexity than a Dual Rectifier. Compensate by pushing gain +1 higher than the original (7 vs 6.5) to achieve similar saturation, and keep mids at 4 to replicate the Rectifier's naturally scooped character without losing definition. Without a Tube Screamer, your low end will be looser and less defined on palm mutes — if you can only buy one pedal, get the TS-style boost.

PRO TIPFor the main riff's palm-muted gallop, anchor your picking hand firmly on the bridge saddles and use aggressive downstrokes with the pick angled slightly — this replicates Kasica's tight attack. Roll your guitar's volume knob to 7-8 during the cleaner verse sections to clean up the signal without switching channels.

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