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Pour some sugar on me amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

The Def Leppard guitar tone for “Pour some sugar on me”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30FX with a Dean ML 79 floyd. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Scholz Rockman X100/Sustainor preamp direct to board, Jackson/Gibson with DiMarzio Super 3, TC Electronic 1210 Chorus/Flanger, TC 2290 Delay

Highly compressed, polished 80s Rockman crunch with wide stereo chorus shimmer and tight, scooped-mid fundamental

Amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR 6-Band EQ

Emulates the signature Scholz Rockman mid-filtering curve in front of the drive

100Hz 5 · 200Hz 6 · 400Hz 4 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 8 · 3.2kHz 6

02Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion

Set Color slightly past noon toward DS to get the tight, compressed clipping character of the Rockman

Level 6 · Tone 6 · Drive 7 · Color 6

03Boss CE-2W Chorus

Standard (S) mode; adds the crucial polished 80s stereo doubling sheen

Rate 4 · Depth 6

04Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Standard digital delay mode set for a subtle short slap/doubling feel (~120ms)

E.Level 3 · F.Back 2 · D.Time 3 · Mode 1

05Boss RV-6 Reverb

Plate mode to mirror the Mutt Lange studio production space

E.Level 3 · Tone 5 · Time 4

Why these settings

Because the Boss OS-2 is dialed in as the primary Rockman-style distortion source, the Marshall MG30FX is set to its clean channel with gain low to avoid muddy double-gain staging. The MXR 6-band EQ pushes 800Hz and 1.6kHz before the OS-2 to recreate the iconic filtered nasal bark of the Tom Scholz preamp. The Marshall MG30FX lacks a physical presence control, so upper-end bite is balanced directly via the treble knob and the OS-2 tone control.

PRO TIPMutt Lange and Phil Collen tracked the rhythm guitars using very heavy palm muting strictly synced with the kick and snare; keep your picking-hand heel firmly anchored against the Floyd Rose baseplate to produce that laser-tight, percussive chug without letting the low strings ring open.

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