Metal Gear Rising across 2 famous tones — mostly through Tight modern metalcore high-gain, high-gain profiler, with humbuckers. Here is where to start, then adapt any of it to the guitar and amp you actually own.
Metal Gear Rising is a metal staple. See the best amp settings for metal — averaged EQ, go-to amps and a full how-to.
Averaged across 2 of their tones: gain 8, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6 (out of 10). Adapt to your own amp.
They favour Tight modern metalcore high-gain, high-gain profiler with humbuckers. You do not need the exact rig — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials their tones for the guitar and amp you already own, free.
Start with their go-to gear (Tight modern metalcore high-gain, high-gain profiler and humbuckers) and a starting EQ of gain 8, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 7, presence 6 (out of 10), then dial in any of the 2 songs below. GuitarToneAdapt adapts each one to the exact amp and guitar you own, free.
Yes. You do not need their exact rig — GuitarToneAdapt models how their gear shapes the sound and compensates for whatever amp, guitar and pedals you already have, free in the browser.