How to Dial In "The Future Is a Foreign Land" by Ghost - Guitar Tone Settings
Gear for "The Future Is a Foreign Land"
Suggested rig · the original isn't documented.
Knob Positions, Pickup, and Tuning
Where to set the knobs for this tone. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale.
On your amp, these numbers won't sound the same.
Get the settings for my ampHow the artist had their guitar configured for this take.
From Seven Inches of Satanic Panic (2019). Seven Inches of Satanic Panic is the third EP by the Swedish rock band Ghost. No source we found ties a guitar or amp to this recording, so a Hagstrom Fantomen through a Marshall JCM800 2203, the rig we use for Ghost's other songs from Seven Inches of Satanic Panic, stands in. Set the amp to a light crunch and use the neck and bridge pickups together. Published transcriptions put it in D standard (D G C F A D), a whole step below standard.
Common Questions About the "The Future Is a Foreign Land" Tone
What guitar did Ghost use on "The Future Is a Foreign Land"?
The guitar on "The Future Is a Foreign Land" (released 2019) isn't documented; the Hagstrom Fantomen above gets the sound. Pickup selector: neck + bridge (position 3 / out-of-phase) on the guitar. The track is in D Standard (D G C F A D), so retune before you dial anything in.
What amp settings does "The Future Is a Foreign Land" need?
Settings for this sound: Gain 4.5, Bass 5.5, Mid 6.5, Treble 7, Presence 6.5, Volume 6.5. 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.
Can I play "The Future Is a Foreign Land" 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 Future Is a Foreign Land" 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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