🎸 Metal · 2010s

Feed the Fire by coldrain (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by coldrain · riff

The Feed the Fire by coldrain guitar tone is built on a Orange Rockerverb 100 — ESP Viper baritone with EMG pickups, 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.

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Amp settings (0–10)

7.5

GAIN

BASS

5.5

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

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Orange Rockerverb 100 — ESP Viper baritone with EMG pickups, tight metalcore

Y.K.C of coldrain plays ESP Viper baritone guitars (also his ESP "Meteorite" signature) with EMG pickups into an Orange Rockerverb 100, with an MXR Stereo Chorus for the clean/lead textures. coldrain’s sound is aggressive yet melodic metalcore — tight, low, punchy chugs under soaring choruses. Keep the low end tight, mids present, hard-gated.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (EMG active, baritone/low)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate, chorus

Tone character

tight metalcore high-gain, baritone low & punchy, aggressive yet melodic, gated

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

tight aggressive metalcore high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Feed the Fire sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The tight, low palm-muting and melodic leads are the work; the tone is a tight metalcore high-gain (baritone + EMG + Orange), mids present, hard-gated.

Level: Intermediate — see more intermediate guitar songs →

Worth knowing

Feed the Fire is tight, aggressive metalcore — an ESP baritone with EMG pickups into an Orange Rockerverb, hard-gated, low end TIGHT (baritone), mids present, treble up. Aggressive but melodic; a chorus adds the clean textures.
Use an active-pickup guitar (baritone or low-tuned) into a tight high-gain amp with a hard gate, mids present, tight low end; add a chorus for the clean/lead parts.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Feed the Fire guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Feed the Fire guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 7.5, bass 5, mid 5.5, 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 Feed the Fire tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Orange Rockerverb 100 — ESP Viper baritone with EMG pickups, tight metalcore; distortion, noise gate, chorus.

Can I get the Feed the Fire 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 coldrain on Feed the Fire — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (EMG active, baritone/low), the amp EQ above (gain 7.5, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5), and distortion, noise gate, chorus. 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