Well, that and, er, the amp's onboard metal setting. “As you know, Mesa/Boogies have what they call ‘suggested settings,’” he tells Guitar World in a new interview. That’s the death metal setting with the guitar turned all the way up.”Doing as he suggests, it’s clear that there are bags of grit sizzling through his Fender Strat. Other blues players may find Mesa/Boogie’s ‘death metal’ setting is far too hot for how they like it, or even not hot enough. His full interview with Guitar World will be published online very soon.