Distance by Mammoth WVH (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Distance by Mammoth WVH guitar tone is built on a EVH 5150III 50W, dialed in at gain 6/10, bass 6.5, mid 6, treble 4.5, presence 5 (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 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 6 sits above the rock average (4.8) — a hotter, more saturated take than most rock tones; mids at 6 are right around average (6.2); treble 4.5 is well below the 6.5 norm (darker, smoother top end).

Guitar controls

Original gear

Amp: EVH 5150III 50W (Blue/Crunch channel) into a 4x12 — Gibson ES-335

Wolfgang Van Halen’s emotional tribute to his father. The core Mammoth tone is a Gibson ES-335 into an EVH 5150III 50W (Blue Channel = crunch/overdrive) — Wolf’s documented settings run high (gain ~8.5, bass ~7.5, mid 6, treble 4, presence 5, resonance 7), but Distance is dynamic, building from cleaner verses into a big, warm, thick chorus. Warm-yet-modern high-gain with a Fortin Zuul gate.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (ES-335 humbucker, warm & thick)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate

Tone character

warm thick high-gain, ES-335 into 5150, dynamic, melodic

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

warm thick modern high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Distance sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The dynamic build and warm, singing leads are the character; the tone is a thick ES-335 into a 5150III (Blue channel) — bass up, treble back, medium-high gain.

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

Worth knowing

• Distance is a warm, thick modern high-gain — a Gibson ES-335 (or humbucker) into an EVH 5150III Blue/Crunch channel. Wolf runs it BASS-heavy with treble pulled BACK (bass ~7, treble ~4-5), medium-high gain, and a tight gate. Warm and thick, not bright or scooped. Build dynamically into the chorus.
• Use a warm humbucker into a 5150-style crunch channel, bass up, treble back, medium-high gain with a tight gate; keep verses cleaner and open into a big warm chorus.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Mammoth WVH Amp Settings — Guitar Chalk
• Rig Rundown: Mammoth WVH — Premier Guitar

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