Adam D | Killswitch Engage | Guitar Rig
The secret behind the Killswitch Engage guitar tone
Here is an old signal flow diagram for Adam D’s rig. In case you don’t know him, Adam D plays guitar for Killswitch Engage and his a all round swinging dude. As you can see when you check out his rig, he’s a big fan of the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Effects are used sparingly. One of the major benefits of this approach being that there is less to go wrong, and less switching involved, giving him more time to concentrate on rocking rather than tap dancing.
There are relatively few few effects in his signal chain, with the Maxon OD9 his pedal of choice.
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Maxon 27-SP 40 channel CB portable radio |  |
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Covert Acoustic TubeEarpiece for iCOM COBRA MAXON Radio | |
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Maxon Overdrive OD 808 Tubescreamer | |
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April 23rd, 2007 05:26
[...] distortion and the occasional splash of delay. Click on the thumbnail to view the full size scan. Click here if you can’t see the thumbnail at all. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]
June 27th, 2007 02:12
My band’s guitarist just picked up a H&K Triamp. Do you know what settings his amp has on it exactly?
July 1st, 2007 09:10
Not sure of his settings, but I remember reading an article where he said that the OD9 made a big difference to his sound. There was an article about him in a recording mag I’ll have to dig out.
July 2nd, 2007 13:25
[...] I posted an signal flow diagram of Adam Dtkiewicz’s stage rig with Killswitch Engage. Since that diagram was produced he’s undergone a couple of changes in [...]
July 16th, 2007 10:36
Hey Tim, I just posted that story about Adam D and his approach to recording.
http://www.digitalburn.org/adam-dutkiewicz-talks-about-his-production-philosophies/
October 5th, 2007 02:39
[...] partner in crime, as guitarist for Killswitch Engage. I’ve previously posted scans of Adam Dutkiewicz’s guitar rig from the old Guitar World column “Vulgar Display, so I thought it was about time I that I [...]
January 16th, 2008 20:28
Adam and Joel use Mesa heads. at least right now they do. and in the studio on the last album they did. They used framus for a while but now… im pretty sure they use all mesa set ups. either the road king or the dual rectifier.