Monster amp settings — Meridan AK15B

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Meridan AK15B with a Epiphone G-310 SG Epiphone G-310 SG. Studio version, Awake (2009)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red/Modern channel), Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, Boss MT-2 (light boost), noise gate

Tight aggressive modern hard rock with scooped mids, punchy low-end, and cutting high-gain distortion

Amp settings — Meridan AK15B

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Distortion Pedal (Boss DS-1 or MT-2 style)

RECOMMENDED — not owned. The Meridan AK15B cannot reach Dual Rectifier saturation levels on its own. Run amp clean (gain 2-3) when using this pedal as the primary gain source.

Gain/Dist 7 · Tone 6 · Level 6

Why these settings

The Meridan AK15B is an unrecognized small practice amp — I've provided settings for standard gain/bass/mid/treble controls only. This amp cannot produce Mesa Rectifier high-gain territory alone; a distortion pedal is essential. When using the recommended pedal, drop amp gain to 2-3 to avoid mud from stacked gain stages. Your SG's humbuckers match Kasica's Les Paul output well.

PRO TIPPalm-mute hard and pick aggressively right over the bridge pickup pole pieces — Kasica's tight rhythmic attack on the main riff comes from precise right-hand damping, not just gain.

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