Psychosocial amp settings — Roland Cube 40GX
The Slipknot guitar tone for “Psychosocial”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 40GX with a Solar Ab4.6w. Studio version, All Hope Is Gone (2008) - Main Drop A rhythm track
Rivera KR-7 & Orange Rockerverb 100 into 4x12 cabs, EMG 81/60 & Seymour Duncan Blackout active humbuckers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
BOOST into front input to cut sub-bass flub and tighten the Drop A attack
The Roland Cube 40GX lacks a physical presence control, so presence is nulled and top-end sizzle is compensated with treble at 7. The R-FIER amp model provides modern high-gain saturation, while the TS9 is set as a clean boost (Drive 0, Level 9) to tighten the Solar Duncan Solar humbuckers for percussive Drop A palm-mutes without muddying the low-end. Mids are kept prominent at 6 to maintain Mick and Jim's aggressive cut through the heavy mix.
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