No. 0932001·alternative-metal·4 blocks
Toxicity
The title track's lurching, drop-C main riff. Daron Malakian tracked Toxicity on an Ibanez Iceman in drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) through a blend of two amps — engineer Dave Schiffman's words: 'the Mesa gave us the teeth, and the Marshall gave us the body.' A Mesa/Boogie Rectifier supplied the high-gain bite, a Marshall Plexi-type the low-mid weight, with no overdrive pedals in front. Rick Rubin wanted it dry and in-your-face: each cab was mic'd with an SM57 and SM87 into a pair of 1176s. Recorded at Cello Studios, mixed by Andy Wallace.
ToxicitySignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Pedalboard
Guitar
Ibanez Iceman (IC300)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
drop C
UREI 1176 (paired, tracking)
Mesa/Boogie Rectifier + Marshall Plexi (blended)
Mesa + Marshall 4x12s (blended)
Shure SM57 + SM87 (per cab)
UREI 1176 (paired, tracking)
compressor
Input
5
Ratio
4:1
Output
5
Mesa/Boogie Rectifier + Marshall Plexi (blended)
preamp
Gain
8
Bass
5
Middle
5
Treble
6
Presence
6
Master
5
Engineer's note
File 093
The title track's lurching, drop-C main riff. Daron Malakian tracked Toxicity on an Ibanez Iceman in drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D) through a blend of two amps — engineer Dave Schiffman's words: 'the Mesa gave us the teeth, and the Marshall gave us the body.' A Mesa/Boogie Rectifier supplied the high-gain bite, a Marshall Plexi-type the low-mid weight, with no overdrive pedals in front. Rick Rubin wanted it dry and in-your-face: each cab was mic'd with an SM57 and SM87 into a pair of 1176s. Recorded at Cello Studios, mixed by Andy Wallace.
— Daron Malakian
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