Introduction
Professional producer and seller of content for all guitar and bass digital devices ChopTones is proud to announce availability of Fear Factory Official Tone Pack for all guitar amp modellers — duly developed by company CEO Livio Colucci and his talented team working in close collaboration with the namesake pioneering American industrial metal group’s gifted guitarist, Dino Cazares, collectively curating an amazing-sounding set of presets pre-programmed to reflect the guitar tones of several pivotal albums creatively capturing the evolution of a distinctive sound that has helped shape the landscape of modern metal.
“Over the years, we’ve crafted some pretty distinctive aggressive and industrial tones — sounds that helped shape the landscape of modern metal.” So says Dino Cazares himself, perfectly positioned to highlight Fear Factory’s achievements and also introduce Fear Factory Official Tone Pack in the process of doing so: “Every album had its own sonic intensity, and I know a lot of you over the years have asked me how I got those tones, so I teamed up with the guys at ChopTones to bring you something special — a full collection of my signature guitar tones from the Fear Factory albums. This pack captures the essence of those massive, tight, mechanised riffs from the cold precision of Demanufacture to the crushing heaviness of Mechanize.”
Overview
It is worth noting here that Dino Cazares’ tone began way back when with a modified Marshall JCM800 valve head, tuned for scooped mids and high treble. Thereafter, he blended digital modelling and tube amps for later recordings; indeed, he has been a pioneer of digital amp modelling and extended-range guitars since the early 1990s. Needless to say, Fear Factory Official Tone Pack offers a curated set of presets that effectively mirror the evolution of Fear Factory’s sound, each being pre-programmed to reflect the guitar tones of a particular album — namely, Soul of a New Machine (1992), Demanufacture (1995), Obsolete (1998), Digimortal (2001), Mechanize (2010), The Industrialist (2012), Genexus (2015), and Aggression Continuum (2021).
ChopTones called upon its usual broad selection of classic and modern amplifiers, cabinets, microphones, and outboard gear to recreate the same studio experiences enjoyed by Dino Cazares throughout those trailblazing recordings, resulting in captures that ensure the tones are authentic to his modded JCM800s, high-gain heads, extended-range guitars, and more besides. Better still, more than 50 unique tones representing a wide palette of guitar tones — including some bone-crushing bass tones — covering Fear Factory’s evolution are now at anyone’s fingertips, available as the 48 different device-destined Fear Factory Official Tone Pack.
Playing down his not inconsiderable role in the production proceedings, ChopTones CEO Livio Colucci contends, “It’s been a true privilege to work side by side with Dino Cazares, putting all of my experience at the service of his extraordinary vision of tone. His knowledge and attention to detail is unique, and I’m proud that ChopTones could contribute to making these sounds available to guitarists everywhere.”
Ending on an equally high note, Dino Cazares signs off on the amazing-sounding set of presets presented within Fear Factory Official Tone Pack with, “Whether you’re a tone addict like me, a Fear Factory fan, or just want that razor-sharp industrial rhythm tone in your rig, this one’s for you.”
Yes, you heard it here first, folks — from the guitarist’s mouth, so-to-speak! Fear Factory fans or guitarists seeking surgically tight rhythms and futuristic aggression need look no further than Fear Factory Official Tone Pack. Putting Dino Cazares’ signature sound at anyone’s fingertips, it delivers the mechanical precision and industrial groove that has inspired countless metal bands by combining authentic amp captures and impulse responses with an amazing-sounding set of presets pre-programmed to reflect the guitar tones of several pivotal albums creatively capturing the evolution of a distinctive sound that has helped shape the landscape of modern metal.
Availability
48 different device-destined Fear Factory Official Tone Pack purchases are available at an introductory promo price of €89.90 EUR/$106.99 USD apiece — rising thereafter to a regular price of €129.00 EUR/$152.99 USD apiece — directly from ChopTones (Clicking on any product listed opens a dedicated webpage with more in-depth information.)
