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REPULSIVE IN ITS SPLENDID BEAUTY amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

The crowbar guitar tone for “REPULSIVE IN ITS SPLENDID BEAUTY”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez gio grgr131ex bkf. Studio version, Crowbar (1993) - Main Riff

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul/SG (bridge humbucker) -> Boss MT-2 Metal Zone -> Randall RG100ES solid-state head

Thick, compressed, aggressive solid-state sludge with heavy low-end saturation and cutting bite

Amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

CHANNELOD-2

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	8
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss MT-2 Metal Zone

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (core of Kirk Windstein's sludge tone; into Clean channel with Gain at 2)

Level 7 · High 6 · Low 8 · Middle 7 · Mid Freq 4 · Dist 6

Why these settings

The MG30GFX OD-2 channel provides the necessary high-gain compression to approximate the Randall solid-state crunch without pedals. Bass is pushed to 8 to mimic the massive low-end wall of sound, while mids remain at 6 to retain clarity through the 10-inch speaker. Adding an actual MT-2 Metal Zone in front of the clean channel will get you 100% of Kirk's signature grind.

PRO TIPDown-tune to B-Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) with heavy gauge strings (e.g. .012-.056) and dig hard into the bridge pickup with a rigid pick to replicate Crowbar's percussive, low-tuned sludge attack.

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