There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. album cover - Bring Me the Horizon
Guitar tone settings

How to Dial In "The Fox and the Wolf" by Bring Me the Horizon - Guitar Tone Settings

The rig

Gear for "The Fox and the Wolf"

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.

Gain8.5
Bass6.5
Mid5
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Volume7

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.

TuningC Standard(C F B♭ E♭ G C)
Pickup selector
NeckNk+MdMiddleBr+MdBridge
Guitar knobs
Tone10
Volume10
Recording notes

From There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. (2010). There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. is a 2010 studio album by Bring Me the Horizon. No source we found ties a guitar or amp to this recording, so a Jackson Pro Series Signature Lee Malia LM-87 through a Peavey 5150, the rig we use for Bring Me the Horizon's other songs from There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret., stands in. Set the amp to a saturated high-gain setting and use the bridge pickup. Published transcriptions put it in C standard (C F B♭ E♭ G C), two whole steps below standard.

FAQ

Common Questions About the "The Fox and the Wolf" Tone

  1. What guitar did Bring Me the Horizon use on "The Fox and the Wolf"?

    The guitar on "The Fox and the Wolf" (released 2010) isn't documented; the Jackson Pro Series Signature Lee Malia LM-87 above gets the sound. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. The track is in C Standard (C F B♭ E♭ G C), so retune before you dial anything in.

  2. What amp settings does "The Fox and the Wolf" need?

    Settings for this sound: Gain 8.5, Bass 6.5, Mid 5, Treble 6.5, Presence 6.5, Volume 7. 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 "The Fox and the Wolf" without the original gear?

    Yes. ToneMirror takes the settings above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "The Fox and the Wolf" 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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