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 · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
Noise Gate
Studio Comp
Recto
4x12 Recto V30
Tilt EQ
Room Reverb
Noise Gate
← Noise gate
Threshold
-50dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Studio Comp
← Light tracking compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Recto
← Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (Modern)
Gain
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
4.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
6.5
Master
6
4x12 Recto V30
← Mesa Recto 4x12 V30
LowCut100Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Level
0dB
Tilt EQ
← Global brightness EQ
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
0.6s
Predelay
15ms
Mix
8
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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