The CAFO by Animals as Leaders guitar tone is built on a Fractal Axe-FX, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 3.5, mid 5.5, treble 6, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
tight extended-range djent distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the CAFO sound.
What makes the CAFO part tricky
8-string, sweep tapping, thumping/slap, polyrhythm. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.
Note: CAFO is 8-string djent — the key is a TIGHT low end: bass dialed LOW (~3-4) so the extra string doesn’t turn to mud, mids moderate (~5-6), treble ~5-7 for crisp attack, high but precise gain. Not a bass-heavy tone despite the low range., On an extended-range guitar, cut the bass (~3-4), keep mids moderate and treble crisp, high-gain but tight; gate it and palm-mute precisely., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.