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I Don't Wanna Be Me amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

The Type O Negative guitar tone for “I Don't Wanna Be Me”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Life Is Killing Me (2003)

Original rig

Guitar: Fernandes Monterey Elite with Sustainer neck pickup and Seymour Duncan bridge pickup · Amp: A/DA MP-1 Preamp into MosValve power amp, likely into Marshall 4x12 cab · Effects: Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, Boss CE-2 Chorus

Tight and saturated high-gain with chorus shimmer, articulate and cutting, slightly scooped mids, crisp attack with singing sustain, filtered low-end for clarity despite low tuning

Amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

CHANNELHigh Gain or Metal amp model (closest to Marshall/Mesa voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	5
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	1

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Chorus (M-Vave Blackbox internal block)

Essential for the shimmer and swirl on this track - engage for the main riff and solo

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix/Level 4

Why these settings

The M-Vave Blackbox is a digital multi-FX unit - select a high-gain amp model with Marshall or Mesa character. Your Jackson JS22 humbuckers are hotter than Kenny's PAF-style pickups, so gain is dropped from 7.5 to 7 to prevent mud. The original used rack gear with a slight mid-scoop; the Blackbox's modeling should replicate this well. Use the internal chorus block rather than external pedal since the Blackbox handles modulation cleanly.

PRO TIPKenny tuned to B standard for this track - if you're in standard tuning, the tone will feel thinner and brighter, so drop bass +1 and gain +0.5 to compensate for the missing low-end weight.

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