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Rust amp settings — Marshall MG15GFX

The Black label society guitar tone for “Rust”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15GFX with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Stronger Than Death (2000)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203/2205, Gibson Les Paul Custom with EMG 81/85, Boss SD-1 / MXR ZW-44, Dunlop Rotovibe

Thick, saturated high-gain with scooped mids, crushing low-end, and aggressive pick attack

Amp settings — Marshall MG15GFX

CHANNELOD-2

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Overdrive (Boss SD-1 or MXR ZW-44)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low-end and adds signature pick attack

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 10

Why these settings

The MG15GFX uses the high-gain OD-2 channel to replicate Zakk Wylde's hot-rodded JCM800 saturation without external pedals. Mids are slightly pulled to 4 and bass is boosted to 8 to mimic his thick cabinet resonance, while treble is pushed to 7 to compensate for passive Jackson humbuckers compared to active EMG 81s. Adding an SD-1 style overdrive in the future will tighten the low-end definition further.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a heavy pick angled sharply against the string near the bridge pickup to generate Zakk Wylde's aggressive pinch harmonics and percussive attack.

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