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Trippinf a blind man amp settings — Bugera 8g40a4

The Type o negative guitar tone for “Trippinf a blind man”, dialed in for a Bugera 8g40a4 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Dead Again (2007)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier or Marshall JCM800/900, Gibson SG or Schecter C-1 with passive humbuckers (Seymour Duncan JB bridge), Boss CE-series chorus always on, tuned to B Standard

Massive, cavernous doom-metal chug with dark low-end, slightly scooped mids, and a subtle chorus shimmer adding width

Amp settings — Bugera 8g40a4

CHANNELOverdrive channel (high-gain voicing)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus (Boss CE-5 or similar)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the Type O width. Keep rate very slow so the effect is felt not heard. A TC Electronic Corona or Behringer UC200 clone works.

Rate 2 · Depth 4 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Bugera 6260 Infinium is a 5150/6505-style amp — already scooped and high-gain like the Dual Rectifier Hickey used. Mid at 4 preserves the cavernous scoop without disappearing. Bass at 7 (not higher) keeps the B-standard low-end tight on this amp's loose voicing. Your GRG170DX's Infinity humbuckers are hotter than Hickey's passive Duncans, so gain 8 (not 9-10) prevents fizz.

PRO TIPTune to B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) — this tone collapses in standard tuning. Palm-mute with your hand closer to the bridge than usual to keep the extreme low-end from turning to mush, and dig in hard with downstrokes for that Type O chug.

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