No. 1871987·metal·4 blocks
Mr. Scary
Mr. Scary is George Lynch's instrumental calling card — a showcase of screaming legato, whammy dives, and one of the most vocal lead tones in 1980s metal. Lynch drove his ESP into a pair of 1968 Marshall plexis and a 100-watt Super Tremolo, all hot-rodded by Lee Jackson of Metaltronix with 6550 power tubes for extra gain and headroom, pushed harder by an Ibanez Tube Screamer or a Boss GE-7 out front.
Back for the AttackSignal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
ESP George Lynch 'Kamikaze/Tiger'
Pickups
H
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Simple Delay
Plate
Tilt
Noise Gate
← Noise gate (FRFR essential for hot-rodded plexi)
Threshold
-60dB
Decay
0.4s
Deluxe Comp
← Light lead compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
40s
Release
300s
Mix
60
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Ibanez Tube Screamer (front-end boost)
Gain
2
Tone
6
Level
8
Brit Plexi Brt
← Metaltronix-modded 1968 Marshall Super Lead (6550)
Drive
8.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
5
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Simple Delay
← Lead ambience delay
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Time
380ms
Feedback
18
Mix
18
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate (80s lead ambience)
LowCut200Hz
HighCut7000Hz
Mix
18
Decay
1.6s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 187
Mr. Scary is George Lynch's instrumental calling card — a showcase of screaming legato, whammy dives, and one of the most vocal lead tones in 1980s metal. Lynch drove his ESP into a pair of 1968 Marshall plexis and a 100-watt Super Tremolo, all hot-rodded by Lee Jackson of Metaltronix with 6550 power tubes for extra gain and headroom, pushed harder by an Ibanez Tube Screamer or a Boss GE-7 out front.
— George Lynch
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