black vatican amp settings — Donner Arena 2000
The Throwdown guitar tone for “black vatican”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Schecter C-1HTS SLS Elite Evil Twin. Studio version, Deathless (2009)
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (likely Modern channel), ESP/LTD with active EMG pickups, typical metalcore signal chain with tight low-end and aggressive mids
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
01Noise Gate (Arena 2000 internal)
Essential for tight palm mutes — kills string noise between chugs
02Tube Screamer (Arena 2000 internal OD block)
Used as a boost into the high-gain amp model — tightens low end, adds pick attack
Your Schecter's Fishman Fluence Modern pickups are hot and compressed like EMGs, so gain stays at 7 rather than 8-9 to avoid mud. The Arena 2000's Rectifier-style model gets you in the ballpark; the internal TS block tightens the low end for that characteristic groove metal chunk. Mid at 6 keeps the riff definition that Throwdown's tone requires — don't scoop it.
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