Monster amp settings — Samick SM10

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Samick SM10 with a Lee Garrison Stratocaster. Studio version, Awake (2009) — Ben Kasica on lead guitar

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (Red/Modern channel), Gibson Les Paul, Tube Screamer-style OD as a boost

Tight, aggressive modern metal crunch with defined low end and cutting highs, slightly scooped mids

Amp settings — Samick SM10

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	6
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

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

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Run directly into amp input. This tightens the low end and adds definition to the attack, critical for this tone. Without it, your amp will sound loose and muddy on palm mutes.

Drive 0 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Samick SM10 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited gain and no presence control — it cannot replicate the Dual Rectifier's high-gain saturation or tight low-end response. I've maxed usable gain at 8, pushed treble to 7 for cut, and pulled mids to 4 for the slight scoop. Your Strat's single-coil bridge is thinner and brighter than Kasica's Les Paul humbuckers, so bass goes to 6 to compensate for lost low-end mass. Honestly, this amp is not designed for modern metal — you will get an approximation, not the real thing. A TS-style pedal in front is essential to tighten the flubby low end.

PRO TIPPalm mute directly over the bridge saddles, not further up the strings — this is critical for the percussive 'chug' attack on the main riff. Dig in hard with the pick at a slight angle for more midrange bite to compensate for your Strat's thinner voice.

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