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 · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Ibanez Iceman (custom IC series)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop_c
Noise Gate
Studio Comp
Brit 2203
4x12 Greenback
Room Reverb
Digital Delay
Noise Gate
← Tight rhythm playing (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-54dB
Decay
0.1s
Level
0
Studio Comp
← Tracking compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
14s
Release
170s
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Brit 2203
← Marshall JCM800 (100W head)
Gain
7
Bass
6
Mid
7
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
5.5
Sag
5
4x12 Greenback
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion-loaded)
LowCut100Hz
HighCut9500Hz
Level
0dB
Room Reverb
← Studio room ambience
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
12ms
Mix
12
Level
0
Digital Delay
← Subtle ambience
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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