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.
🎛️ These settings are for the original rig — re-dial them for YOUR amp in 10 seconds. Free, no signup →Measured against the 28 metalcore tones in our researched catalog: Gain 8 sits right around the metalcore average (8.0); mids at 6 are right around average (5.4).
Amp: Peavey 5150 into a Mesa cab (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira / Fortin Cali)
Active 7-string humbuckers (EMG 81-7 / Fishman Fluence Modern) on a baritone for tight, defined ultra-low chug
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)
brutal, ultra-high-gain, tight, crushing low end, blast-driven, gated
Symphonic deathcore, 2021; ultra-low drop-tuned 7-string baritone into a boosted, hard-gated 5150 + Mesa cab
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.
4.5/5
Advanced deathcore — fast, low, and tight, demanding precise muting, a hard gate and a well-dialled high-gain tone.
Set your amp to roughly: gain 8, bass 6, mid 6, treble 6, presence 6, reverb 0. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.
Original gear/effects: Amp: Peavey 5150 into a Mesa cab (Neural DSP Archetype: Gojira / Fortin Cali); 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).
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.
Start with Active 7-string humbuckers (EMG 81-7 / Fishman Fluence Modern) on a baritone for tight, defined ultra-low chug, the amp EQ above (gain 8, bass 6, mid 6, treble 6, presence 6, reverb 0), and 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). Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.
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