Hysteria amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Def Leppard guitar tone for “Hysteria”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — iconic clean chorus intro & verse arpeggio
Fender Stratocaster / Gibson Les Paul into Tom Scholz Rockman X100 (Clean 2 setting) with Boss CE-2 chorus and TC 2290 digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Line 6 Pod Go: Red Squeeze (Compressor)
In front of amp chain — essential for the percussive, squashed Rockman attack
02Line 6 Pod Go: Chorus (Analog Chorus / CE-2 style)
Provides the wide, detuned '80s shimmer
03Line 6 Pod Go: Digital Delay
Set tempo to dotted 8th note at ~118 BPM to match the iconic studio delay bounce
The studio track relies entirely on the direct, hyper-compressed Rockman Clean 2 sound, so the Marshall Code 50 is set to its cleanest American model with low gain to act as a neutral platform. The Pod Go provides the heavy compression and stereo-style modulation that define the intro arpeggios. Using the Pacifica's neck and middle single-coil position perfectly recreates the glass and 'quack' of Phil Collen's direct-tracked Strat. Heavy chorus/solo section: engage the Pod Go's onboard high-gain drive block or switch to a Marshall JCM800 patch on the Code.
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