🎸 Metal · 2010s

Throne by Bring Me the Horizon (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Bring Me the Horizon · riff

The Throne by Bring Me the Horizon guitar tone is built on a Two modded Marshall JCM800s into 1960A 4x12s — low-tuned Les Paul, dialed in at gain 7/10, bass 5, mid 6, 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)

GAIN

BASS

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 sits right around the metal average (7.3); mids at 6 are right around average (5.2).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Two modded Marshall JCM800s into 1960A 4x12s — low-tuned Les Paul (C / Bb)

Lee Malia plays a Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul strung heavy (.080 on the bottom) and tuned down to C or Bb, into two modded Marshall JCM800s (Winged C 6550C / EHX Gold Pin tubes) driving Marshall 1960A cabs. The Throne tone is a big, loud, low-tuned Marshall metalcore/electronicore crunch — thick, driving, mid-present, sitting under the electronics.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge (Les Paul humbucker, low-tuned)

Effects / signal chain

distortion

Tone character

thick low-tuned crunch, driving JCM800, mid-present, metalcore

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

thick low-tuned JCM800 metalcore crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Throne sound.

Difficulty

3/5 · Riff

The low tuning and driving chug are the character; the tone is a thick, low-tuned Les-Paul-into-JCM800 crunch — mids present, high gain, tight.

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

Worth knowing

Throne is a low-tuned (C or Bb, heavy strings) Les Paul into loud Marshall JCM800s — thick, driving, mid-present metalcore crunch, high gain, tight. Not a scooped modern-djent tone; the JCM800 mids carry it.
Tune low (C/Bb) with heavy strings, use a Les Paul/humbucker into a Marshall-style high-gain, mids present, treble up; chug it driving and tight.
Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Throne guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Throne guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 7, bass 5, mid 6, 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 Throne tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Two modded Marshall JCM800s into 1960A 4x12s — low-tuned Les Paul (C / Bb); distortion.

Can I get the Throne 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 Bring Me the Horizon on Throne — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge (Les Paul humbucker, low-tuned), the amp EQ above (gain 7, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6, reverb 1.5), and distortion. 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