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Aerials amp settings — Fender Frontman 20G

The System Of A Down guitar tone for “Aerials”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 20G with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Toxicity (2001) — heavy main riff and chorus tone

Original rig

1962 Gibson SG / Les Paul into blended Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern High Gain) and Marshall JMP 2203, tuned to Drop C

Aggressive, mid-forward wall-of-sound modern high gain with tight low end and sharp bite

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 20G

CHANNELDrive Channel (Drive button pressed)

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

RECOMMENDED — not owned (run into Clean channel with Gain at 2 to achieve genuine Rectifier-style saturation)

Tone 5 · Level 7 · Dist 8

Why these settings

The Frontman 20G lacks the crushing preamp saturation of Daron's Mesa/Marshall blend, so its built-in drive channel must be pushed to 8 to reach a playable high-gain crunch. Keep the mid control at 7 to capture the aggressive Marshall core punch while holding bass at 6 to prevent the 8-inch practice speaker from flubbing out in Drop C tuning. Clean intro/verse: click the drive button off on the amp.

PRO TIPTune the Pacifica to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and strike your palm-muted low power chords with a heavy, aggressive downstroke directly over the bridge humbucker for maximum percussive attack.

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