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B.Y.O.B amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

The System of a Down guitar tone for “B.Y.O.B”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Ibanez GRGR 221. Studio version, Mezmerize (2005) - Main high-tempo thrash riff

Original rig

1962 Gibson SG into a Dave Friedman-modified Marshall JMP 100W (blended with Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier) into 4x12 cabs

Aggressive, tight high-gain thrash crunch with punchy midrange and crisp attack

Amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

CHANNELVibrato channel (Input 1)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2 / High-Gain Distortion

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Distortion 8 · Filter 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Fender Twin Reverb is a pristine clean-platform tube amplifier with immense headroom that cannot physically produce high-gain metal distortion on its own. Amp mids are pushed to 8 and bright switch turned off to combat the Twin's native scoop and glassiness vs Daron's modded Marshall JMP. A dedicated high-gain distortion pedal like a ProCo Rat 2 or Boss MT-2/HM-2 in front is essential to achieve the saturated thrash tone of B.Y.O.B.

PRO TIPTune to Drop D flat (C# G# C# F# A# D#) and execute tight, precise palm mutes right on the bridge saddles using aggressive downward picking to match Daron's rapid-fire articulation.

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