Riff Tone
Down With the Sickness (Neal Avron Mix)
Disturbed
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, used by Dan Donegan on The Sickness album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, The Sickness era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionDigitech Digitech Dan Donegan The Weapon
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown, likely ISP Decimator or similar)
Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear confirmed for The Sickness album, not live/tour rig. Neal Avron Mix is a remix of the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and compressedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting at a moderate tempo with precise rhythmic accuracy and muting technique to maintain clarity and percussiveness.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, used by Dan Donegan on The Sickness album)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, The Sickness era)
PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6
mid5
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionDigitech Digitech Dan Donegan The Weapon
noise_gateUnknown Noise gate pedal (model unknown, likely ISP Decimator or similar)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1999-2000. Gear confirmed for The Sickness album, not live/tour rig. Neal Avron Mix is a remix of the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivescooped midsaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationchunky low endarticulate pick attackmodern nu-metal rhythm toneminimal ambiencefocused and compressedclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting at a moderate tempo with precise rhythmic accuracy and muting technique to maintain clarity and percussiveness.
More Disturbed tones
- Stricken · riff
- Down with the Sickness (Clean Version) · riff
- The Sound of Silence · riff
- Decadence · riff
- Don't Tell Me (feat. Ann Wilson) · riff
- Down with the Sickness (Live at the Riviera) · riff
- Fire It Up · riff
- Indestructible · riff
- Inside the Fire · riff
- Inside the Fire · solo