People = shit amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75

The Slipknot guitar tone for “People = shit”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider iv 75 with a Kramer Striker HSS. Studio version, Iowa (2001)

Original rig

ESP LTD MH-1000 with bridge humbucker into Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, gain 9, bass 7, mid 5, treble 6, presence 6. Drop B tuning. Both Mick Thomson and Jim Root hard-panned L/R for maximum wall of sound.

Dark, saturated, ultra-aggressive modern metal with scooped mids, tight palm-muted low end, and grinding high-gain saturation

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75

CHANNELInsaneBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Use as a clean boost / tightening pedal in front of the amp. Low drive keeps it from stacking mud; level pushes the Insane channel harder for more saturation and pick attack definition. Tone rolled back to prevent fizz.

Level 7 · Tone 4 · Drive 2

Why these settings

The Spider IV Insane channel is voiced for scooped modern metal like the Dual Rectifier but runs hotter and fizzier in the high end. Gain dropped from 9 to 7 because Spider gain saturates early and 9+ becomes undefined mush. Treble and presence each pulled back 1 from original to tame the digital fizz. Mid stays scooped at 4. The SD-1 as a tight boost in front adds pick definition and low-end focus that the modeling amp otherwise lacks—this replicates the studio technique of an overdrive tightening a Recto.

PRO TIPYour Kramer's HSS bridge humbucker is lower output than Mick's EMG-loaded ESP, so dig in HARD with your picking hand on the palm-muted sections—the Iowa tone came from beating the strings aggressively, not just maxing gain. Drop to B-F#-B-E-G#-C# tuning if your strings can handle it (use .012-.054 minimum), or Drop C if not.

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