Zombie amp settings — Dean markley K-15x

The YUNGBLUD guitar tone for “Zombie”, dialed in for a Dean markley K-15x with a Gibson Les Paul Special. Studio recording, Zombie (Live / Hansa Studios / Idols era)

Original rig

Gibson SG Junior / Les Paul Junior (P-90 Dogear) / Gibson ES-330 into cranked British/Marshall-style tube amp with medium-high crunch drive

Gritty, punchy mid-forward alternative rock crunch with raw P-90 attack

Amp settings — Dean markley K-15x

CHANNELOverdrive / Boost engagedBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2 / Boss DS-1

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Distortion 6 · Filter/Tone 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Dean Markley K-15X is a compact solid-state practice amp, so engage its overdrive/boost switch and push gain to 7 to achieve the track's raw British-style crunch. Your Gibson Les Paul Special with P-90s provides the perfect punchy midrange bite, matching YUNGBLUD's preferred P-90 Junior tone without needing extra EQ compensation. If you later add a distortion pedal like a Rat or DS-1, switch the amp to clean, lower amp gain to 2, and use the pedal as the primary drive stage.

PRO TIPDig in hard near the bridge with a medium-heavy pick; P-90s respond dynamically to pick attack, which is essential to getting YUNGBLUD's aggressive, biting rhythm grit.

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