What Bogner settings are best for Metal?

Across 10 famous metal recordings: gain 7.5, bass 5.5, mid 6.5, treble 7, presence 6.5 (out of 10). Fine-tune per song.

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Bogner settings for metal

For metal, a Bogner starts around gain 7.5, bass 5.5, mid 6.5, treble 7, presence 6.5 (out of 10) — averaged across 10 famous metal recordings made on one. Use these as a starting point, then let GuitarToneAdapt re-dial the exact tone for the guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

Metal starting point

Gain

7.5

Bass

5.5

Mid

6.5

Treble

Presence

6.5

Reverb

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10 famous metal tones on a Bogner

Unholy ConfessionsAvenged Sevenfold · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6.5 Not Good Enough for Truth in Cliche'Escape the Fate · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5 Pink MaggitDeftones · metalgain 8.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 4.5 Plaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo)LINKIN PARK · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5 We Die YoungAlice in Chains · metalgain 8 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6 hail to the kingAvenged Sevenfold · metalgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5 Forty Six & 2TOOL · metalgain 6.5 · treb 7
bass 4 · mid 8.5 SchismTOOL · metalgain 6 · treb 7
bass 3.5 · mid 8.5 LateralusTOOL · metalgain 6 · treb 7
bass 4 · mid 8 DirtAlice in Chains · metalgain 5.5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6.5

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Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across metal recordings, adapted to your gear by GuitarToneAdapt. Best amp settings for metal · All tones