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psychosocial amp settings — JOYO JOYO JAM-BUDDY

The slipknot guitar tone for “psychosocial”, dialed in for a JOYO JOYO JAM-BUDDY with a IBANEZ GIO GRX70QA. Studio album cut, All Hope Is Gone (2008) - Main Drop A rhythm track

Original rig

Rivera KR-7 & Orange Rockerverb 100 into 4x12 cabs, EMG 81/60 & Seymour Duncan Blackout active humbuckers

Ultra-tight, percussive high-gain Drop A rhythm with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight low-end
Amp settings — JOYO JOYO JAM-BUDDY
CHANNELLead (Hi-Gain) channel
GAIN 8 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass6
Mid5
Treble7
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Overdrive (Ibanez TS9 / Tube Screamer style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end for Drop A tracking

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 9
Why these settings

The Joyo Jam-Buddy lacks a presence control and dedicated mid-band shelving, so treble is boosted to 7 to replicate the aggressive upper-mid bite of the Rivera KR-7. Your passive Infinity R bridge humbucker has less output and compression than the original EMG 81/Blackouts, requiring gain set to 8 on the Lead channel. Bass is kept at 6 to prevent the small dual 2-inch speakers from flubbing out under low Drop A tuning.

PRO TIPFor the crushing percussive chugs in Drop A, use heavy gauge strings (at least .056 on the low A) and pick with a stiff 1.5mm+ pick aggressively close to the bridge saddles for maximum attack definition.

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