Depressive Black Metal Guitar Tone - Amp Settings, Gear, and Songs
5 iconic Depressive Black Metal tones with the exact settings behind them - gain, EQ, pickup, tuning, and pedal chain per song, plus the median amp settings across the whole style. Built to be dialled in on whatever gear you own.
Translate any Depressive Black Metal tone to the rig you already own
Median knob positions across the 5 catalog tones in this genre, on the amps they were recorded with. A starting point for the sound - then pick a song below for the exact recipe.
- Gain
- 8.5
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5.5
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 6.5
- Volume
- 6.5
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Common Questions About Depressive Black Metal Tone
What amp settings do I need for Depressive Black Metal?
Across the 5 Depressive Black Metal tones in our catalog the median is gain 8.5 (range 8.5–8.5), with bass 5, mid 5.5, treble 7 - on a 0–10 scale. That's the window, not a recipe: pick any song below for the exact knob positions it was recorded with, then let ToneMirror re-voice them for your amp.
Which artists best represent Depressive Black Metal?
Psychonaut 4 have the most Depressive Black Metal tones catalogued here. Each artist page breaks down their full rig and how their tone changed across records.
Can I get these tones without buying vintage gear?
Yes - that's the point of ToneMirror. Every setting on this page was dialled in on the original artist's rig, and the match engine re-voices it for whatever guitar, amp, and pedals you actually have, including modellers like the Helix, Katana, and Kemper.