No. 1372000·nu-metal·4 blocks
Stupify
The chunky, syncopated groove that opens Disturbed's debut. Dan Donegan tracked The Sickness through a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier on the Modern channel — his go-to for years — recording with a Gibson Les Paul Standard even though he played a PRS live. Cut by Johnny K at Groovemaster Studios in drop C#, the tone is tight and mid-present, built for the bouncing palm-mute rhythm rather than speed. Heavy strings keep the low tuning defined under the gain.
The SicknessSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Room
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Light tracking compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Cali Rectifire
← Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern channel)
Drive
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
4.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5
ChVol
6
Master
8
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Cali V30
← Mesa Rectifier 4x12 (Vintage 30)
LowCut100Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
8
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
15ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global brightness EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 137
The chunky, syncopated groove that opens Disturbed's debut. Dan Donegan tracked The Sickness through a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier on the Modern channel — his go-to for years — recording with a Gibson Les Paul Standard even though he played a PRS live. Cut by Johnny K at Groovemaster Studios in drop C#, the tone is tight and mid-present, built for the bouncing palm-mute rhythm rather than speed. Heavy strings keep the low tuning defined under the gain.
— Dan Donegan
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