🎸 Metalcore · 2010s

Voices by Motionless in White (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Motionless in White · riff

The Voices by Motionless in White guitar tone is built on a Peavey 6534+ head into Mesa Rectifier 4x12; live/studio Kemper profiles, dialed in at gain 7.5/10, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6.5 (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)

7.5

GAIN

BASS

5.5

MID

6.5

TREBLE

6.5

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 28 metalcore tones in our researched catalog: Gain 7.5 sits right around the metalcore average (8.0); mids at 5.5 are right around average (5.4).

Guitar controls

VOLUME

TONE

Original gear

Amp: Peavey 6534+ head into Mesa Rectifier 4x12; live/studio Kemper profiles (Diezel-style + Tube Screamer)

ESP/LTD EC-1000 (Seymour Duncan Blackouts), Ibanez Iron Label baritone; drop B / drop A tuning.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

bridge humbucker (active, high-output)

Effects / signal chain

distortion, overdrive, noise-gate

Tone character

tight low end, modern high-gain, drop-tuned chug, industrial edge

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

high-gain, tight, modern, slightly scooped distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Voices sound.

Difficulty

6/10 · Riff

The riffs are syncopated but playable; the tone needs a boosted, tight high-gain amp and correct drop tuning more than fast hands.

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Worth knowing

Voices is tight and percussive — lean on the boost for attack and keep it dry so the staccato chugs stay defined.
Motionless In White's guitars (Ryan Sitkowski / Ricky Olson) are a tight, modern, DROP-TUNED metalcore/industrial sound — usually drop B or drop A. Both run Peavey 6534+ heads and Kemper profiles (Sitkowski models a Diezel with a Tube Screamer in front), ESP/LTD EC-1000 and Ibanez Iron Label baritones with high-output pickups (Seymour Duncan Blackouts).
A Tube Screamer-style boost in front tightens the low end for the down-tuned riffs (that's why amp gain isn't maxed). Tune to drop B/A and use heavier strings or the low string turns to mush — see the tuning chart at /tools/tuning/.
No official per-song numbers were published, so these knob values are a community-researched translation of that documented 6534+/Kemper setup. Honest STARTING POINT, not a recall sheet — the tight, boosted, drop-tuned character is the point.

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Voices guitar tone — FAQ

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

Set your amp to roughly: gain 7.5, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6.5, reverb 1. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Voices tone?

Original gear/effects: Amp: Peavey 6534+ head into Mesa Rectifier 4x12; live/studio Kemper profiles (Diezel-style + Tube Screamer); distortion, overdrive, noise-gate.

Can I get the Voices 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 Motionless in White on Voices — what gear and pedals?

Start with bridge humbucker (active, high-output), the amp EQ above (gain 7.5, bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6.5, reverb 1), and distortion, overdrive, 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