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Arrogant Boy amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Deep Purple guitar tone for “Arrogant Boy”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Harley Benton CST-24T LH. Studio version, SPLAT! album (2025) — first single release

Original rig

Simon McBride — Marshall-based amplification, Stratocaster-style guitar (bridge pickup), likely clean boost in front for signal push

Fat, aggressive hard rock crunch with clarity — bridge pickup bite without shrillness, tight attack, classic Purple midrange bark

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1 (Overdrive 1)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your MG30CFX is solid-state Marshall voicing — it captures the Marshall midrange character but lacks tube compression. OD1 channel gives the tightest gain structure. Mid pushed to 7 recreates that classic Purple bark without scooping. Tone knob rolled to 7 on your CST-24T tames the humbucker's upper fizz, mimicking how McBride's Strat stays 'fat and un-shrill' on bridge.

PRO TIPThe 'machine-gun' riff precision comes from strict palm-mute control — mute hard right at the bridge saddles, not further up the strings. Attack with the pick angled slightly so you get that percussive 'chk' on each note rather than a sustained blur.

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