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 · 5 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Noise Gate
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Triple Rectifier'
Studio EQ
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Threshold
5dB
Volume
0
Search Rig Exchange for 'Mesa Triple Rectifier'
← Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern)
Gain
7
Bass
6
Middle
4.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5
Studio EQ
← Post-amp parametric EQ
LowCut100Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Mid
1
MidFreq
900
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
15ms
Mix
8
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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