🎸 Metalcore · 2013

Can You Feel My Heart by Bring Me the Horizon (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Bring Me the Horizon · riff

The Can You Feel My Heart by Bring Me the Horizon guitar tone is built on a Marshall JCM800, dialed in at gain 6.5/10, bass 5, mid 6.5, 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
5
BASS
6.5
MID
6.5
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
2
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 28 metalcore tones in our researched catalog: Gain 6.5 sits below the metalcore average (8.0) — cleaner and more dynamic than typical metalcore; mids at 6.5 are above average (5.4).

Original gear

Amp: Marshall JCM800 (modded) into Marshall 1960A cabs

Lee Malia plays Gibson/Epiphone Les Pauls with heavy strings tuned down to C or Bb, into a modded Marshall JCM800 boosted by a Klon Centaur (Fulltone OCD live). His tone is mid-forward and direct — 'not much gain but it sounds gainy.' Source: Premier Guitar rig rundown + Equipboard.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Humbuckers (Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul) with heavy strings for thick, low-tuned chug

Effects / signal chain

Klon Centaur overdrive (the core of the recorded tone; Fulltone OCD live), Marshall JCM800 amp distortion (modded), JTM45 for cleans, Noise gate for tight low-tuned chugs, Reverb/delay + synth layers for the electronic atmosphere

Tone character

dark, anthemic, mid-forward, driving, low-tuned crunch, electronic atmosphere

Recording context

Electronic metalcore, 2013; low-tuned Les Paul into a Klon-boosted Marshall JCM800

How it’s played

dark, anthemic electronic-metalcore — atmospheric intro into a huge, driving chorus, mid, driving tempo, big — ambient electronic verses to heavy chorus dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Can You Feel My Heart sound.

Difficulty

2.5/5 · Riff

Not technically hard — the focus is the dark anthemic tone and the low-tuned, mid-forward Marshall crunch.

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

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Can You Feel My Heart guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Can You Feel My Heart guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 6.5, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 2. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Can You Feel My Heart tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Marshall JCM800 (modded) into Marshall 1960A cabs; Klon Centaur overdrive (the core of the recorded tone; Fulltone OCD live), Marshall JCM800 amp distortion (modded), JTM45 for cleans, Noise gate for tight low-tuned chugs, Reverb/delay + synth layers for the electronic atmosphere.

Can I get the Can You Feel My Heart 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 Bring Me the Horizon on Can You Feel My Heart — what gear and pedals?

Start with Humbuckers (Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul) with heavy strings for thick, low-tuned chug, the amp EQ above (gain 6.5, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 2), and Klon Centaur overdrive (the core of the recorded tone; Fulltone OCD live), Marshall JCM800 amp distortion (modded), JTM45 for cleans, Noise gate for tight low-tuned chugs, Reverb/delay + synth layers for the electronic atmosphere. 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