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Prison song amp settings — Revoltage Rv-15m

The System of a down guitar tone for “Prison song”, dialed in for a Revoltage Rv-15m with a Ibanez Grgr131ex-bkf. Studio version, Toxicity (2001)

Original rig

Ibanez Iceman IC300 (Seymour Duncan SH-6 Distortion) into Marshall JMP / 1987X Plexi and Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, tuned Drop C

Aggressive, mid-heavy drop-tuned nu-metal rhythm crunch with tight palm mutes

Amp settings — Revoltage Rv-15m

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Run into front input; Turbo Mode II fills out the thick mid-range punch

Level 7 · Tone 5 · Dist 8 · Turbo 2

Why these settings

Because the RV-15M is a compact practice amp, relying on its drive channel would turn mushy with Drop C tuning. Running the Boss DS-2 into the clean channel provides the high-gain saturation while keeping the low-end articulate. The mid control is pushed up to 7 to match Daron Malakian's raw, Marshall-driven punch.

PRO TIPTune down to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) and dig in hard with heavy, choked downstrokes right next to the bridge to capture the staccato, percussive bite of the opening riff.

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