Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Popular Monster by Falling in Reverse guitar tone is built on a EVH 5150 III / Mesa Dual Rectifier — PRS Custom 24, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 6, presence 5.5 (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 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: EVH 5150 III / Mesa Dual Rectifier — PRS Custom 24, tight downtuned

A massive Falling in Reverse anthem blending metalcore, nu-metal and electronics. The band’s guitars run crisp, tight high-gain from an EVH 5150 III or a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with a PRS Custom 24. The tone is tight and modern — downtuned, hard-gated chugs with clarity, sitting alongside heavy electronics and vocals. Mids moderate, tight low end.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (PRS/active, downtuned)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate

Tone character

tight modern high-gain, crisp & downtuned, gated, metalcore/nu-metal

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

tight modern metalcore/nu-metal high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Popular Monster sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The tight downtuned chugging and dynamic shifts are the work; the tone is a tight, crisp high-gain (5150/Recto) — control the low end, hard-gate it, mids moderate.

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

Worth knowing

• Popular Monster is a tight, crisp, downtuned modern high-gain — an EVH 5150 III or Mesa Dual Rectifier with a PRS/active-pickup guitar. Control the low end, hard-gate the chugs, mids moderate, treble up for clarity. Tight and modern, not loose.
• Use a tight high-gain amp (5150/Recto-style) with a hard gate, downtune, control the bass, keep mids moderate and treble up; palm-mute precisely.
• Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Falling In Reverse Gear — Equipboard
• Falling in Reverse tone (Zombified) — Guitar Chalk

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