Circle With Me by Spiritbox (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Circle With Me by Spiritbox guitar tone is built on a Neural DSP Quad Cortex / Fractal Axe-FX III, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

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 7.5 sits right around the metal average (7.3); mids at 5.5 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Amp: Neural DSP Quad Cortex / Fractal Axe-FX III (Omega Granophyre capture) — 7-string

Modern djent/metalcore at its tightest. Mike Stringer plays a Kiesel Aries or Aristides multi-scale 7-string with Fishman Fluence Modern pickups into a Neural DSP Quad Cortex (a capture of a Peavey/Omega Granophyre) and a Fractal Axe-FX III. The tone is a tight, percussive high-gain — controlled low end, mids present, hard-gated for the machine-precise chugs, with clarity for the fluid leads.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (Fishman Fluence Modern, 7-string)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate

Tone character

tight percussive djent, controlled & clear, 7-string, gated high-gain

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

tight percussive modern djent/metalcore distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Circle With Me sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The 7-string, tight polyrhythmic muting and fluid leads are demanding; the tone is a tight, clear high-gain — control the low end, keep mids present, gate it hard.

Level: Intermediate — see more intermediate guitar songs →

Worth knowing

• Circle With Me is tight modern djent/metalcore — a 7-string (Fishman Fluence) into a tight high-gain (Quad Cortex / Axe-FX). Control the low end (don’t let it flub), keep mids present, hard-gate for the percussive chugs, treble up for clarity. Tight and clear, not muddy.
• Use a 7-string or low-tuned guitar with active/Fluence pickups into a tight high-gain with a hard gate; control the bass, keep mids present, palm-mute precisely.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Circle With Me Amp Settings — Guitar Chalk
• Mike Stringer (Spiritbox) Gear — Equipboard

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