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(L)MIRL amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx

The Deftones guitar tone for “(L)MIRL”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez gio grgr131ex bkf. Studio version, Gore (2016) — Main distorted rhythm/chorus riff

Original rig

ESP Stef B-8 / SC-608B (Fishman Fluence signature pickups) -> Fractal Axe-Fx II / Kemper (Marshall JMP-1 and ENGL Savage models) -> Mesa 4x12 cabs

Massive, low-tuned wall of modern high-gain with scooped lower mids, tight low-end, and razor sharp top-end bite
Amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx
CHANNELOD-2
GAIN 7 BASS 7 MID 4 TREBLE 7 REVERB 2 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass7
Mid4
Treble7
Reverb2
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Overdrive / Boost (e.g. TS9 / Horizon Precision Drive)

RECOMMENDED — not owned

Drive 0 · Tone 7 · Level 8
Why these settings

Stephen Carpenter’s extended-range tone relies on tight, high-gain saturation and sculpted mids. On your Marshall MG30GFX, select the modern OD-2 channel with gain at 7 to capture the heavy compression and bite, while pulling mids back slightly to 4 for that signature wall-of-sound chunk. Clean ambient verse: switch to the Clean channel with light built-in delay/reverb.

PRO TIPDig in with hard, precise downstrokes near the bridge to maximize pick attack and keep low-tuned riffs articulate through the amp's solid-state preamp.

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