No. 1352000·nu-metal·5 blocks
Down with the Sickness
The cabinet-busting drop-C# groove of Disturbed's signature song. Dan Donegan tracked The Sickness through a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier with Johnny K at Groovemaster Studios — a tight, mid-present high-gain rhythm built for syncopation and bounce rather than speed. The eerie siren that opens the track is a DigiTech Whammy pitch-dive. Heavy GHS strings and a controlled low end keep the very low tuning from collapsing into mud.
The SicknessSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson (Les Paul / SG era, pre-Washburn)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Noise Gate
Booster
Lead
Plate
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Threshold
52dB
Release
25s
Level
0
Booster
← Optional tightening boost (not on the original)
Drive
30
Bottom
55
Tone
55
Level
70
Lead
← Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern)
Gain
8
Volume
6
Bass
6
Middle
5
Treble
6
Presence
6
Master
6
Plate
← Studio ambience (minimal)
Time
3ms
PreDelay
12ms
Tone
4
EffectLevel
5
Engineer's note
File 135
The cabinet-busting drop-C# groove of Disturbed's signature song. Dan Donegan tracked The Sickness through a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier with Johnny K at Groovemaster Studios — a tight, mid-present high-gain rhythm built for syncopation and bounce rather than speed. The eerie siren that opens the track is a DigiTech Whammy pitch-dive. Heavy GHS strings and a controlled low end keep the very low tuning from collapsing into mud.
— Dan Donegan
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