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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 Epiphone Ghost Horse Explorer. Studio version, Hysteria (1987) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

Tom Scholz Rockman X100/Sustainor direct, Jackson PC1/Gibson Les Paul, TC Electronic 1210 Spatial Expander + 2290 Delay

Ultra-compressed, processed 800Hz-focused Rockman direct crunch with subtle stereo doubling chorus

Amp settings — Marshall MG30FX

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

Tightens up the palm-muted chugs and eliminates direct-drive hiss

Threshold 6 · Decay 2

02Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion

Gain source; color set toward OD mimics the smooth, compressed Rockman clipping into the clean amp

Level 6 · Tone 6 · Drive 7 · Color 4

03MXR 6-Band EQ

Essential to simulate the iconic Rockman mid-hump and tight low-end roll-off

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

04Boss CE-2W Chorus

Standard mode; replicates the studio TC 1210 spatial doubling widening effect

Rate 3 · Depth 4

05Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Set to a short 120ms slapback/doubling echo to thicken the rhythm tracks

Level 3 · Feedback 2 · Time 2 · Mode 1

Why these settings

The original record bypasses real guitar amps entirely using Scholz Rockman DI units, so the Marshall MG30FX is parked on Clean to prevent double-gain mush. The Boss OS-2 provides the core saturation while the MXR 6-Band EQ sculpts the specific 800Hz–1.6kHz vocal-like midrange focus that defines the Hysteria guitar production. Subtle CE-2W modulation and short DD-8 delay emulate the extensive stereo track layering engineered by Mutt Lange.

PRO TIPPick with the flat, broad edge of a heavy pick right against the bridge saddles using strict palm-muting; the percussive 'chunk' of the Hysteria riff relies on deadening the strings immediately after striking.

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