Raining Blood (Slayer) guitar tone and amp settings
Raining Blood guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Crunch amp type, high gain (Gain 8), bright top (Treble 7.5), forward mids (Middle 6.5), bridge pickup.
Settings for your amp
The song has distinct sounds: Distorted bridge. Each rig below lists what to change for them.
Raining Blood settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songThese settings play the distorted bridge.
AmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 8
- Volume
- 5.5
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 6.5
- Treble
- 7.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Raining Blood settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songThese settings play the distorted bridge.
AmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Crunch
- Gain
- 7.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 7
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- Plexiglas
- App Drive
- Off
- App Comp/Wah
- Off
- App Mod/EQ
- Off
- App Delay
- Off
- App Reverb
- Off
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Raining Blood settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songThese settings play the distorted bridge.
AmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- 80S ROCK
- Gain
- 7.5
- Volume
- 6
- Treble
- 7
- Bass
- 5
- Middle
- 5.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Raining Blood settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
These settings play the distorted bridge.
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 7
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 7
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 8
Why it sounds like that
Jeff Hanneman played a BC Rich Bich fitted with DiMarzio Super Distortions, and Kerry King played a BC Rich Mockingbird with the same pickups. Both guitarists ran Marshall JCM800 2203 heads, which supplied the muscle behind the album's rhythm tones. Producer Rick Rubin took the reverb out of the band's sound, so the guitars come across dry. Hanneman principally wrote most of the guitar parts.
- Leave reverb off the tone, the way the album does.
What gear did Jeff Hanneman use on Raining Blood?
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- Amp
- Marshall JCM800 2203[1]
- Mixdown says Jeff Hanneman principally wrote most of the guitar parts for Reign in Blood. (on the album Reign in Blood)[1]
- Guitar.com says the album's two guitarists were Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. (on the album Reign in Blood)[2]
- Guitar.com says Jeff Hanneman was playing a BC Rich Bich, modified with a Kahler Pro Bridge and DiMarzio Super Distortions, when the band recorded the album. (on the album Reign in Blood)[2]
- Guitar.com says Kerry King used a BC Rich Mockingbird as his main guitar for the record, which also had DiMarzio Super Distortions. (on the album Reign in Blood)[2]
- Mixdown says Hanneman and King both used Marshall JCM800 2203 heads on the album. (on the album Reign in Blood)[1]
- Guitar World says the Marshall JCM800 2203 provided the rhythm tones on classic Slayer albums including Reign in Blood. (on the album Reign in Blood)[3]
- King credits producer Rick Rubin with cleaning up the band's sound on the album. (on the album Reign in Blood)[2]
- King said the album has no reverb, and that the reverb was the first thing Rubin took out. (on the album Reign in Blood)[2]
Questions
What gear did Jeff Hanneman use on Raining Blood?
The sources on this page document Jeff Hanneman's gear on Raining Blood by Slayer: guitar, BC Rich Bich [2]; pickup, DiMarzio Super Distortions [2]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Raining Blood settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Raining Blood guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 8, Volume 5.5, Bass 5, Middle 6.5, Treble 7.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master and Power Control to your room. These settings play the distorted bridge. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Raining Blood settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Raining Blood guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Crunch, Gain 7.5, Bass 4.5, Mid 6, Treble 7, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0, App Amp Model Plexiglas; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master and Output to your room. These settings play the distorted bridge. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Raining Blood settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Raining Blood guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model 80S ROCK, Gain 7.5, Volume 6, Treble 7, Bass 5, Middle 5.5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 8. Set Master to your room. These settings play the distorted bridge. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
Can I get the Raining Blood tone on my own amp?
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