🎸 Deathcore · 2021

To the Hellfire (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Lorna Shore · riff

The To the Hellfire by Lorna Shore guitar tone is built on a Peavey 5150 into a Mesa cab, dialed in at gain 8/10, bass 6, mid 6, treble 6, 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)

8
GAIN
6
BASS
6
MID
6
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
0
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

Amp: Peavey 5150 into a Mesa cab (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira / Fortin Cali)

Pickups

Active 7-string humbuckers (EMG 81-7 / Fishman Fluence Modern) on a baritone for tight, defined ultra-low chug

Effects / signal chain

High-gain amp: Peavey 5150 into a Mesa cab (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira / Fortin Cali / Line 6 Helix live), Overdrive boost (tightens the low end before the amp), MXR Smart Gate / Boss NS-2 noise gate (mandatory for brutal stops)

Tone character

brutal, ultra-high-gain, tight, crushing low end, blast-driven, gated

Recording context

Symphonic deathcore, 2021; ultra-low drop-tuned 7-string baritone into a boosted, hard-gated 5150 + Mesa cab

How it’s played

symphonic-deathcore — cinematic intro into a crushing, blasting onslaught, fast, blast-beat driven tempo, extreme — orchestral builds to brutal breakdowns dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the To the Hellfire sound.

What makes the To the Hellfire part tricky

very low drop-tuned 7-string baritone, fast tremolo picking and blast-beat-synced riffing, tight palm muting at extreme gain, controlling a gated brutal tone without mud or runaway noise. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.

Note: Lorna Shore's guitarist literally recommends '6, 6, 6 on a 5150 into a Mesa cab' — flat EQ at 6, high gain, and let the amp + boost do the work. A hard noise gate (MXR Smart Gate / Boss NS-2) is mandatory for the brutal stops. Very low drop tuning on a 7-string baritone. Knob numbers are community-researched estimates.

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