No. 1171998·alternative-metal·3 blocks
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The spastic, stop-start standout from System of a Down's 1998 self-titled debut — Daron Malakian's manic Drop C riffing whiplashing between thrash bursts and clipped staccato chugs. He cut it on a custom Ibanez Iceman through a cranked Marshall JCM800, with every bit of the grind coming from the amp, not a pedal. Rick Rubin produced.
System of a DownSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Ibanez Iceman (custom IC series)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_c
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Brit 2203
4x12 Greenback 25
Room
Simple Delay
Noise Gate
← Tight rhythm playing (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-54dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
20s
Release
170s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Brit 2203
← Marshall JCM800 (100W head)
Drive
7
Bass
6
Mid
7
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
5.5
Master
7
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion-loaded)
LowCut100Hz
HighCut9500Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Studio room ambience
LowCut220Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
12
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
12ms
Level
0
Simple Delay
← Subtle ambience
LowCut220Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Time
320ms
Feedback
6
Mix
6
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 117
The spastic, stop-start standout from System of a Down's 1998 self-titled debut — Daron Malakian's manic Drop C riffing whiplashing between thrash bursts and clipped staccato chugs. He cut it on a custom Ibanez Iceman through a cranked Marshall JCM800, with every bit of the grind coming from the amp, not a pedal. Rick Rubin produced.
— Daron Malakian
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