Hysteria amp settings — Marshall MG30FX
The Def Leppard guitar tone for “Hysteria”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Dean Ml 79 floyd. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — iconic clean chorus intro & verse arpeggio tone
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 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR 6-Band EQ
Emulates the characteristic focused mid-push and low-end cut of the Tom Scholz Rockman clean voicing
03Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Standard digital delay set to approx 380ms to create rhythmic space
04Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set mode switch to Plate or Hall for studio ambient sheen
The original intro was tracked direct with a Tom Scholz Rockman unit rather than a miked amp. Setting the Marshall MG30FX to its clean channel with low gain gives a transparent platform, while the MXR 6-Band EQ cuts low-end mud and boosts 800Hz-1.6kHz to replicate the compressed Rockman EQ curve through your high-output Dean humbuckers. Note that the MG30FX faceplate lacks a presence knob, so presence is null.
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