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the devil in i amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

The slipknot guitar tone for “the devil in i”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Schecter C-1HTS SLS Elite Evil Twin. Studio version, .5: The Gray Chapter (2014)

Original rig

Jim Root: Orange Rockerverb 100 MKII, Fender Jim Root Telecaster (EMG 81/60), Maxon OD820 as boost. Mick Thomson: Rivera KR-7 + Marshall JCM800 blend, Ibanez MTM1 (EMG 81/85), Maxon OD820. Both in Drop A tuning.

Crushing modern metal with tight chunky low-end, aggressive scooped mids, and cutting high-end attack

Amp settings — Donner Arena 2000

CHANNELHigh Gain amp model (Mesa Rectifier or 5150-style if available)BRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Noise Gate (Arena 2000 built-in or block)

Essential for Drop A—tight gate prevents flubby string noise between chugs

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

02Tube Screamer (Arena 2000 built-in block)

Used as a clean boost to tighten low-end, not for gain—mimics Maxon OD820 usage

Drive 1 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Arena 2000 is a digital modeler, so select a high-gain amp model (Rectifier/5150 type) to approximate the Rockerverb's saturated channel 3. Your Schecter's Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are hotter and more compressed than EMGs, so gain is dropped from the original 9 to 8, and mids stay at 4 (scooped) since Fluence Moderns already have pronounced upper-mids. The TS block running low drive/high level tightens the low-end for Drop A palm mutes—critical for this tone.

PRO TIPFor the main riff's percussive attack, mute aggressively with the heel of your picking hand right at the bridge saddles and pick directly over the bridge pickup—this gives that clicky, defined chug that cuts through Slipknot's wall of sound.

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