🎸 Metal · 1980s

Antisocial by Trust (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Trust · riff

The Antisocial by Trust guitar tone is built on a Marshall-style crunch, dialed in at gain 6.5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

6.5

GAIN

BASS

MID

6.5

TREBLE

PRESENCE

1.5

REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 284 metal tones in our researched catalog: Gain 6.5 sits right around the metal average (7.3); mids at 6 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Marshall-style crunch (Iron Maiden-era influence) — driving French hard rock/metal

The definitive French hard-rock/metal anthem (1980). Norbert "Nono" Krief plays humbucker guitars (a Gibson Flying V famously, plus his Nonocaster) into Marshall-style amps — Trust toured with Iron Maiden, and that big Marshall sound is all over the era. A custom two-stage distortion pedal pushes it. Driving, mid-forward, medium-high gain.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (humbucker, driving)

Effects / signal chain

distortion

Tone character

driving Marshall crunch, mid-forward, French metal, punchy

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

driving Marshall-style hard-rock/metal crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Antisocial sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The driving riff and tight downpicking are the work; the tone is a Marshall-style crunch — medium-high gain, mids present, treble up.

Level: Beginner-friendly — see more easy guitar songs to play →

Worth knowing

Antisocial is a driving French hard-rock/metal crunch — a humbucker into a Marshall-style amp, medium-high gain, mids present, treble up. Punchy and mid-forward, not scooped.
Use a bridge humbucker into a Marshall-style crunch, medium-high gain, mids up, treble up; downpick the riff tight and driving.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Antisocial guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Antisocial guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 6.5, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Antisocial tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Marshall-style crunch (Iron Maiden-era influence) — driving French hard rock/metal; distortion.

Can I get the Antisocial tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Trust on Antisocial — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (humbucker, driving), the amp EQ above (gain 6.5, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5), and distortion. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com