Wait and Bleed amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Slipknot guitar tone for “Wait and Bleed”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Schecter Omen 6. Studio version, Slipknot (1999 debut album)
Mick Thomson: Rivera KR-7 / Jim Root: Orange Rockerverb 100 into V30 4x12, Jim Root Telecaster or Ibanez MTM with EMG/Seymour Duncan Blackouts active pickups, Maxon OD-820 boost, noise gate, drop B tuning (11-56+ strings)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 10 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 5 |
01Noise Gate (e.g. Boss NS-2 or TC Sentry)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for tight staccato chugs without string noise between hits. Run guitar → gate input → gate output → amp.
The Crush 20 shares Orange's mid-forward voicing with the Rockerverb but has far less gain on tap. Maxed gain reaches aggressive crunch but not the face-melting saturation of the original. Bass raised +1 vs original ratio to compensate for the smaller 8-inch speaker's thinner low end. Your Schecter's passive humbuckers are darker and lower output than Root's active EMGs, so treble stays at 6 to preserve attack clarity.
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