Psychosocial amp settings — Boss GT-1000
The Slipknot guitar tone for “Psychosocial”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1000 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, All Hope Is Gone (2008) - Guitar Solos (Mick Thomson / Jim Root)
Rivera Knucklehead Tre Reverb / Orange Rockerverb 100 with TS808/GT-OD boost, EMG 81/85 & Seymour Duncan Blackouts, Boss NS-2, MXR Carbon Copy delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss GT-1000 Noise Suppressor (MDP Gate)
Placed directly in front to keep staccato runs and high-gain stops razor sharp
02Boss OD-3 OverDrive
Clean overdrive boost in front of the GT-1000 input to tighten the low-end flub
03Boss GT-1000 Analog Delay (Carbon Copy style)
Post-amp block in FX chain for lead dimension
The Boss GT-1000's ORNG RV amp block provides the thick midrange saturation characteristic of Jim Root's Rockerverb, while your Boss OD-3 functions as a front-end clean boost (Drive 0, Level 8) to cut sub-bass flub for Drop A tuning. Because the RG550's passive V8 humbucker has brighter treble and less compression than active EMGs/Blackouts, bass and mids are pushed slightly while keeping gain at 7 for clear note separation during fast legato and alternate picking runs.
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