The Dark Saga Guitar Tone - Amp Settings for Every Track
Translate any The Dark Saga track to your gear
Median knob positions across the 9 guitar tracks we've broken down from this record, on the amps they were tracked with. A starting point for the album's sound; pick a track below for its exact recipe.
- Gain
- 6.5
- Bass
- 5.5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6.5
- Presence
- 6.5
- Volume
- 7
What Iced Earth Used on The Dark Saga
Every The Dark Saga Tone You Can Dial In
- A Question of HeavenMarshall JCM800 2204 (Vintage)
- The Hunter
- Vengeance Is Mine
- Dark Saga
- Depths of Hell
- I Died for You
- Slave to the Dark
- The Last Laugh
- Violate
9 of this record's tracks are broken down so far. Most popular first.
Common Questions About the The Dark Saga Tone
What amp was The Dark Saga recorded with?
Every one of the The Dark Saga tracks in our catalog was tracked on a Marshall JCM800 2204 (Vintage). ToneMirror rewrites those settings for whatever amp you own - a different EQ curve and gain structure landing on the same recorded sound.
What guitar was used on The Dark Saga?
The Gibson Explorer appears on the most The Dark Saga tracks in our catalog. You don't need one - the settings are calibrated to the recorded tone, so they translate to the guitar you already have.
What amp settings do I need for the The Dark Saga sound?
Across the 9 guitar tracks from The Dark Saga we've catalogued, the median is gain 6.5 (range 6.5–6.5), with bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5 on a 0–10 scale. That's the record's window rather than any one song's recipe - pick a track above for the exact knob positions it was recorded with.
How many The Dark Saga songs can I dial in here?
ToneMirror has 9 tracks from The Dark Saga broken down, including "A Question of Heaven" and "The Hunter". Each carries the original amp settings, pickup position, tuning, and pedal chain, plus a per-rig adaptation for your own gear.