Song
Psychosocial
Slipknot · All Hope Is Gone · 2008
Preview and cover from Apple Music
- Amp
- Orange Rockerverb 100
- Guitar
- Fender Jim Root Signature Telecaster Prototype
- Tuning
- Drop A
On the record, Jim Root played a Fender Jim Root Signature Telecaster Prototype through an Orange Rockerverb 100 and a Diezel Herbert; Mick Thomson played an Ibanez MTM1 Signature through a Rivera KR-7. It's in Drop A.
The original rig
The crushing rhythm tone on Psychosocial is driven by Drop A-tuned guitars with active pickups feeding high-gain tube amplifiers, kept tight and dry without ambient effects and layered via multi-tracking. Jim Root blended an Orange Rockerverb 100 with a Diezel Herbert, while Mick Thomson pushed his signature high-gain Rivera KR-7 head into matching Rivera 4x12 cabs.
Jim Root · Rhythm and solo
Settings Commonly cited
- Volume
- 10
- Pickup
- Bridge (EMG 81)
Equipped with active EMG 81/60 pickups; bridge EMG 81 used for tracking.
Settings Estimated
- Drive
- 0
- Tone
- 5
- Level
- 10
Reserved strictly for boosting lead/solo tracks; not used on rhythm parts.
Used to split the direct guitar signal and blend multiple heads concurrently.
Settings Estimated
- Channel
- Dirty
- Gain
- 8.5
- Bass
- 6
- Middle
- 4.5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 6.5
Blended with the Diezel Herbert for thick rhythm tracks.
Settings Estimated
- Channel
- Channel 2
- Gain
- 7
- Bass
- 6
- Middle
- 5
- Treble
- 6.5
Blended with the Rockerverb 100 to provide low-end punch and clarity.
Loaded with Celestion speakers.
Settings Commonly cited
- Pan
- Hard Left / Hard Right
Multiple rhythm takes hard-panned across the stereo field; kept dry with minimal room reverb.
Mick Thomson · Rhythm and solo
Settings Commonly cited
- Volume
- 10
- Pickup
- Bridge (Seymour Duncan AHB-3)
Equipped with Seymour Duncan AHB-3 EMTY Blackouts active humbuckers.
Settings Estimated
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 6
- Middle
- 5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 6
- Channel
- Channel 3 (Lead)
Thomson's signature high-gain tube head; relied on amp gain without external overdrive pedals.
Matching Rivera 4x12 cabinet equipped with Celestion speakers.
Settings Commonly cited
- Pan
- Hard Left / Hard Right
Tight rhythm takes hard-panned with dry, punchy studio treatment.
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Tuning
The record is in Drop A, low to high: A E A D F# B. Tune your guitar the same way, or tell ToneSheet how it's tuned and your device shifts the tone to match.
Questions about the Psychosocial guitar tone
What amp did the guitarists use on Psychosocial?
Jim Root: an Orange Rockerverb 100 (an estimate), with Channel Dirty, Gain 8.5, Bass 6, Middle 4.5, Treble 7, Presence 6.5 (settings estimated); and a Diezel Herbert (an estimate), with Channel Channel 2, Gain 7, Bass 6, Middle 5, Treble 6.5 (settings estimated). Mick Thomson: a Rivera KR-7 (an estimate), with Channel Channel 3 (Lead), Gain 7.5, Bass 6, Middle 5, Treble 6.5, Presence 6 (settings estimated).
What guitar did the guitarists play on Psychosocial?
Jim Root: a Fender Jim Root Signature Telecaster Prototype (commonly cited), with Pickup Bridge (EMG 81), Volume 10 (settings commonly cited). Mick Thomson: an Ibanez MTM1 Signature (commonly cited), with Pickup Bridge (Seymour Duncan AHB-3), Volume 10 (settings commonly cited).
What effects did the guitarists use on Psychosocial?
A Maxon TS808 Overdrive (an estimate).
What tuning is Psychosocial in?
Drop A: low to high, A E A D F# B.
How do I get the Psychosocial guitar tone on an amp modeller?
Start from your modeller's model of the Orange Rockerverb 100, set like the original (Gain 8.5, Bass 6, Middle 4.5, Treble 7), with a guitar like a Fender Jim Root Signature Telecaster Prototype, tuned to Drop A. Ready presets, with every block's settings: HOTONE Pulze Mini (1).
Presets for Psychosocial
Tones players shared for their amp modellers, each with every setting, block by block.
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