🎸 Industrial Metal · 2010s

Rip and Tear by DOOM (Mick Gordon) (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by DOOM (Mick Gordon) · riff

The Rip and Tear by DOOM (Mick Gordon) guitar tone is built on a high-gain profiler, dialed in at gain 9/10, bass 6, mid 5, treble 7, 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)

GAIN

BASS

MID

TREBLE

PRESENCE

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 9 sits above the metal average (7.3) — a hotter, more saturated take than most metal tones; mids at 5 are right around average (5.2).

Original gear

Guitar: 9-string (down-tuned, Mick Gordon) · Amp: high-gain profiler

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge humbucker

Signal chain

9-string (down-tuned, Mick Gordon) → high-gain profiler

Tone character

Savage, crushing, ultra-down-tuned industrial-metal wall.

Worth knowing

Amp settings are a genre-typical informed estimate for this band's rig; modern game/metal tones are often profiler/plugin-based. Adapt by ear.

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Rip and Tear guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Rip and Tear guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 9, bass 6, mid 5, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 1. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Rip and Tear tone?

Original gear/effects: Guitar: 9-string (down-tuned, Mick Gordon) · Amp: high-gain profiler.

Can I get the Rip and Tear 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 DOOM (Mick Gordon) on Rip and Tear — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge humbucker, the amp EQ above (gain 9, bass 6, mid 5, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 1). 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