Hysteria amp settings — Marshall MG30FX
The Def Leppard guitar tone for “Hysteria”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Epiphone Ghost Horse Explorer. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — iconic clean chorus intro & verse arpeggio tone
Tom Scholz Rockman X100 (Clean 2), Boss CE-2 Chorus, TC Electronic 2290 Digital Delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01MXR 6-Band EQ
Emulates the signature bright, direct Rockman Clean 2 mid-range and treble sparkle
03Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Standard digital mode set to rhythmic ~400ms repeats to lock with the picked arpeggio
04Boss RV-6 Reverb
Plate mode to emulate 1980s Mutt Lange studio plate processing
The Marshall MG30FX is set to its pure Clean channel with low gain to provide pristine headroom matching the solid-state Rockman direct sound. The MXR 6-band EQ pushes the upper mids and highs while cutting lower mids to mimic the aggressive studio-compressed top end using your Explorer's humbuckers. The Boss OS-2 is bypassed to keep the signature arpeggio completely clean. Distorted chorus section: engage the Boss OS-2 with Drive 6, Color 4, Level 5.
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