How to Dial In "Raise Your Flag" by MAN WITH A MISSION - Guitar Tone Settings
The Gear Behind "Raise Your Flag"
Original Knob Positions, Pickup, and Tuning
Where to set the knobs for this tone. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale.
These numbers are for a Marshall JCM800 2203. On your amp, they won't sound the same.
Get the settings for my ampHow the artist had their guitar configured for this take.
Drop D. Released as a single in November 2015 as the opening theme to Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, and collected the following year on The World’s On Fire — one of the band’s most-streamed tracks. The arrangement is layered with electronics and programmed elements, so the guitar has a narrower job than in a straight rock band: heavy palm-muted riffing in the verses that leaves the low end to the synth bass, then wide open chords in the chorus. Keep the bass control lower than instinct suggests and the treble up so the guitar occupies the upper midrange. Gain around 6 or 7 — modern and tight rather than woolly. The chorus guitars are double-tracked and panned hard, with a third clean layer underneath, so a single guitar will sound noticeably smaller than the record.
Common Questions About the "Raise Your Flag" Tone
What guitar did MAN WITH A MISSION use on "Raise Your Flag"?
MAN WITH A MISSION tracked "Raise Your Flag" on a Les Paul (released 2016). The Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s named above is a modern equivalent, not the guitar on the record. Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar. The track is in Drop D (D A D G B E), so retune before you dial anything in.
What amp settings does "Raise Your Flag" need?
On Marshall JCM800 2203: Gain 6.5, Bass 5, Mid 6, Treble 7, 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.
Can I play "Raise Your Flag" without a Marshall JCM800 2203?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the original recipe above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "Raise Your Flag" 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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