🎸 Metal · 2010s

Rules of Nature by Metal Gear Rising (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Metal Gear Rising · riff

The Rules of Nature by Metal Gear Rising guitar tone is built on a Tight modern metalcore high-gain, 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: Tight modern metalcore high-gain (exact rig not documented)

The iconic boss theme from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (composed by Jamie Christopherson; guitars by Aaron Kaplan and Graeme Cornies). Exact gear is not documented, so these are an educated modern-metalcore estimate: tight, high-gain, palm-muted chugs with soaring melodic leads, downtuned-ish, hard-gated.

Pickups

bridge (high-output, downtuned)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate

Tone character

tight modern metalcore, chuggy and melodic, gated, high-gain

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

tight modern metalcore high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Rules of Nature sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The tight chugging and soaring leads are the work; the tone is a tight modern-metalcore high-gain with a hard gate. Exact settings are undocumented, so estimate by genre.

Level: Intermediate — see more intermediate guitar songs →

Worth knowing

Rules of Nature exact rig is not documented, so this is an educated modern-metalcore estimate. The tone is a tight, high-gain metalcore sound: palm-muted chugs, melodic leads, downtuned-ish, hard-gated. Keep the low end tight.
Tune down a bit, use a tight high-gain amp with a hard gate, mids present, and palm-mute precisely; add reverb/delay for the soaring leads.
Settings are estimated by genre, not from an official rig rundown.

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Rules of Nature guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Rules of Nature 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 Rules of Nature tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Tight modern metalcore high-gain (exact rig not documented); distortion, noise gate.

Can I get the Rules of Nature 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 Metal Gear Rising on Rules of Nature — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (high-output, downtuned), the amp EQ above (gain 7.5, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5), and distortion, noise gate. 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