🎸 Metal · 2020s

The Rumbling by SiM (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by SiM · riff

The Rumbling by SiM guitar tone is built on a High-gain, dialed in at gain 8/10, bass 6, mid 5, treble 6, presence 5.5 (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

5.5

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 8 sits right around the metal average (7.3); mids at 5 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: High-gain, tight (heavy modern metal) — very low tuning

SHOW-HATE’s riff on The Rumbling is in DROP A# (very low) — a tight, saturated modern-metal tone with a heavy low end, djent-adjacent. SiM blend heavy metal with reggae/dub, but this OP is all crushing riffs. Use a hard noise gate for the staccato chugs. Exact amp settings aren’t documented; the tuning + tight high-gain is the key.

Pickups

bridge (active/high-output, very low-tuned)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, noise gate

Tone character

tight low-tuned metal, crushing chug, djent-adjacent, gated

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

tight low-tuned modern metal distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the The Rumbling sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Riff

The very low Drop A# tuning and tight, chuggy muting are the work; the tone is a tight, high-gain modern-metal crunch with a hard gate.

Level: Intermediate — see more intermediate guitar songs →

Worth knowing

The Rumbling is in DROP A# (very low) — a tight, high-gain modern-metal tone with a hard noise gate for the staccato chugs. Keep the low end tight (not flabby), mids present-ish, and gate it. Exact amp settings aren’t documented; the tuning is the key.
Tune very low (Drop A# / dropped down), use a tight high-gain amp with a hard gate, keep the low end tight and palm-mute hard.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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The Rumbling guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the The Rumbling guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 8, bass 6, mid 5, treble 6, presence 5.5, reverb 1. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the The Rumbling tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: High-gain, tight (heavy modern metal) — very low tuning; distortion, noise gate.

Can I get the The Rumbling 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 SiM on The Rumbling — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (active/high-output, very low-tuned), the amp EQ above (gain 8, bass 6, mid 5, treble 6, presence 5.5, reverb 1), 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