Monster amp settings — Sheldon GT1200

The Skillet guitar tone for “Monster”, dialed in for a Sheldon GT1200 with a Memphis MG32. 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 — Sheldon GT1200

CHANNELHigh-Gain / Modern Lead channelBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate

Essential for the tight, percussive staccato stops in the main riff

Threshold 7 · Decay 2

02Overdrive (TS-style Boost)

Used strictly as a clean pre-gain boost to tighten the low end

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Sheldon GT1200 is an unrecognized amp model, so standard universal controls are applied and presence is nulled to prevent phantom-knob conflicts. We pull mids down to 4 and push gain to 8 on the highest-gain channel to emulate the massive Mesa/6505 modern saturation. A tight front-end boost cuts sub-bass flub to keep the drop-B tuning punchy and articulate.

PRO TIPAggressively palm-mute with the fleshy edge of your hand firmly against the bridge saddles to get the razor-sharp, mechanical chug response heard on the record.

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