Custer amp settings — Marshall Code 25
The Slipknot guitar tone for “Custer”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 25 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), mixed by Joe Barresi at JHOC Pasadena
Mesa Dual/Triple Rectifier + Orange Rockerverb, EMG 81/85 active humbuckers in Jackson/Fender Jim Root signatures, 7-string guitars in Drop A
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 9 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Noise Gate (Code onboard or RECOMMENDED: Boss NS-2)
CRITICAL for tight palm mutes — Slipknot tones require aggressive gating to prevent low-tuning mud
02Tube Screamer (RECOMMENDED: TS9 or Boss SD-1)
RECOMMENDED — not owned. Used as a clean boost to tighten low-end on Rectifier-style tones. Essential for this sound.
Your single-coil Strat bridge pickup outputs roughly half the level of Mick Thomson's EMG 81, so gain is pushed to 9 to compensate. Mids scooped to 3 to match the Rectifier's signature scoop, but not lower — the Code's JVM model has tighter mids than a real Rectifier, and too much scoop will sound thin. The TS-style pedal in front is non-negotiable for this tone; it tightens the low-end that your Strat's single coils will otherwise make flabby.
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