Raining blood amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

The Slayer guitar tone for “Raining blood”, dialed in for a Zoom G1 Four with a Cort X300. Studio version, Reign in Blood (1986)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203 (boosted) + B.C. Rich Mockingbird/Bich (DiMarzio Super Distortion)

Aggressive, razor-sharp thrash crunch with tight lows and cutting upper-mid bite

Amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

CHANNELMS 800 Amp Model + MS4x12 Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	7
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss ML-2 Metal Core

Gain source running in front of Zoom G1 Four clean amp block

Level 7 · Low 5 · High 6 · Dist 6

02Zoom G1 Four Z-NR Block

Onboard noise gate block placed after distortion

Detect 5 · Depth 8 · Threshold 6

Why these settings

Because the Boss ML-2 is the primary distortion source into the Zoom G1 Four, keep the MS 800 amp model gain low at 2 to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. The Cort X300 active/high-output bridge humbucker pushes the ML-2 front end hard, so keep High at 6 and Dist at 6 to retain the razor-sharp 1986 thrash bite without harsh fizz. Set reverb to 0 to preserve the dry, punchy studio production.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm directly against the bridge saddles for hyper-tight, machine-gun muted picking, and pick with the sharp tip of an extra-heavy (1.14mm+) plectrum to duplicate Kerry King's percussive attack.

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