Not the american averege amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The Asking alexandria guitar tone for “Not the american averege”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Ibanez Rt450. Studio version, Stand Up and Scream (2009)
Peavey 6505+/Mesa Dual Rectifier, 7-string guitars with EMG pickups, likely Maxon OD808 for tightening
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR Distortion+
BYPASS THIS PEDAL — the Distortion+ has a warm, compressed, classic rock character that will muddy the tight modern metalcore scoop. The Power Drive does the job better here.
02Boss Power Drive (OD-1 style)
Use as a clean boost/tightener into the amp's overdrive channel — this mimics the Tube Screamer-into-high-gain trick metalcore uses for tight low-end
The MG30CFX's OD channel is voiced brighter and thinner than a 6505 or Rectifier, so I pulled bass down to 4 (vs the 6505's typical 5-6) to avoid flub, kept mids at 3 for the scooped metalcore character, and pushed treble to 7 for cut. Presence at 0 because the MG's solid-state power section gets fizzy fast. The Power Drive running low gain/high level into the OD channel tightens the low-end response, mimicking the 808-into-6505 studio trick. Your Ibanez's passive humbuckers have less output and compression than the EMGs on the original, so gain stays at 7 to compensate.
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