Count Your Blessings album cover - Bring Me the Horizon
Guitar tone settings

How to Dial In "Slow Dance" by Bring Me the Horizon - Guitar Tone Settings

The rig

Gear for "Slow Dance"

Suggested rig · the original isn't documented.

The settings

Knob Positions, Pickup, and Tuning

Amp settings

Where to set the knobs for this tone. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale.

Gain9
Bass6
Mid4.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Volume8

On your amp, these numbers won't sound the same.

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Guitar setup

How the artist had their guitar configured for this take.

TuningDrop B(B F♯ B E G♯ C♯)
Pickup selector
NeckNk+MdMiddleBr+MdBridge
Guitar knobs
Tone10
Volume10
Recording notes

From Count Your Blessings (2006). Count Your Blessings is the debut studio album by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. No source we found ties a guitar or amp to this recording, so a Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s through a Marshall JCM800 2203, the rig we use for Bring Me the Horizon's other songs from Count Your Blessings, stands in. Set the amp to a saturated high-gain setting and use the bridge pickup. Published transcriptions put it in drop B (B F♯ B E G♯ C♯).

FAQ

Common Questions About the "Slow Dance" Tone

  1. What guitar did Bring Me the Horizon use on "Slow Dance"?

    The guitar on "Slow Dance" (released 2006) isn't documented; the Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s above gets the sound. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. The track is in Drop B (B F♯ B E G♯ C♯), so retune before you dial anything in.

  2. What amp settings does "Slow Dance" need?

    Settings for this sound: Gain 9, Bass 6, Mid 4.5, Treble 7, Presence 6.5, Volume 8. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale; match them on your amp first, then nudge to taste. ToneMirror can translate these positions for whatever amp you actually own.

  3. Can I play "Slow Dance" without the original gear?

    Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "Slow Dance" tone on a Katana, a Helix, a tube combo, or anything else. The translation accounts for EQ curve, gain structure, and pickup type so the result actually sounds like the record, not just the same knob numbers on different gear.

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