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Anthemic Clean-to-Crunch — Fractal Axe-Fx
Bellamy uses a Manson guitar through a clean-ish amp with subtle chorus for the verse, then full distortion for the soaring chorus.
Signal Chain
Chorus→Fender Twin Reverb (verse)→Hall Reverb→Output
EffectChorus
mix
3
depth
4
AmpFender Twin Reverb (verse)
bass
5
gain
4
mids
6
treble
6
EffectHall Reverb
mix
3
depth
5
Notes
Verse: clean with chorus. Chorus: switch to high gain amp. The contrast is what makes this song soar.
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