Mitch Harris

The Warwick & Framus blog have posted up a guide to achieving Mitch Harris of Napalm Death’s crushing sound.

“On your Framus Dragon amp first select the Lead Channel (Harris likes to dish out plenty of drive and distortion) then tune into the following settings: LEAD CHANNEL SETTINGS Gain – 5 o’clock (yes, ALL the way up!) Presence – Roughly 1:30 (Between 7th & 8th notch) Volume – 12 o’clock (On 6th notch) Bass – 3 o’clock (the 9th notch) Middle – 11 o’clock (5th notch) Treble – 2 o’clock (8th notch) Effect Mix – 7 o’clock (1st notch) Deep – Between 8/9 o’clock (Between notches 2&3) Master 1 – Between 10/11 o’clock (Between notches 4&5) Master 2 – 12 o’clock (6th notch)”

Here you can see the artist listed on Kemper's endorsed artists which includes a quote from Mitch stating:

“Search no further, the wait is over. The Kemper Profiling Amplifier was arrived as the answer to our prayers. The sonic DNA approach has found the missing link to what all guitar amp simulators have tried so hard to achieve. The kemper sounded so close to my original guitar sound that it was scary. Imagine the possibilities with multitracking, not to mention the 1,000's of presets already available online. The most amazing thing was the post equalizer settings, which opened the door to possibilities of improving the tone with more bass, mid, treble, presence, and most importantly, GAIN!!! It’s even better now than the tone I was striving for! This unit will revolutionize the recording and home recording industry. It literally is "plug and play" at this point! What are you waiting for, this will change the future, this will change the way things are done, and rewrite the book for the 21st century. If only it had been this easy all along. The benefits outweigh the cost of the genius invention ten fold. Take advantage before the rest of the world does!”

A photo from a Google search shows Mitch Harris playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar.

Mitch Harris used a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head during studio sessions and most gigs in the 1990s and early 2000s. This is supported by a user-uploaded photo.

Used from 1994 in the studio and most gigs

Used a marshall jcm 800 on early napalm death albums and gigs

Used a marshall 1960A B on early napalm death albums and gigs

Mitch used ESP Eclipse in cherry sunburst

Mitch Harris uses the EMG 81 Active Ceramic Humbucker in the bridge position of all his electric guitars, as shown in a user-uploaded photo.

Used on a "Words from the exit wound" album and subsequent tour

In this Facebook post, Mitch Harris confirms he used a Boss CH-1 Super Chorus on the song "Ripe for the Breaking".

The live photo posted by Earache Records clearly shows a Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion pedal near Mitch Harris' feet.