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The final coutdown amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

The Europe guitar tone for “The final coutdown”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G V2 with a Fender John Mayer Stratocaster. Studio version, The Final Countdown (1986) - Main Riff and Solo

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203 / 50W head, modified 1965 Fender Stratocaster with DiMarzio HS-3 pickups, Boss OD-1 / TS9 Overdrive, studio rack delay and plate reverb

Classic 80s British high-gain crunch and soaring lead with rich harmonic midrange bite

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

CHANNELAmp Model: Marshall JCM800 / High Gain Lead (Model 7 or 8)BOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank G Overdrive Block (TS-Style / OD-1)

Used as a clean boost into the amp block to tighten the low end and push harmonic pinch harmonics

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Tank G Delay Block (Digital Delay)

Set to roughly 380ms for that authentic 80s arena lead spread

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

03Tank G Reverb Block (Hall Reverb)

Creates the lush studio plate/hall decay

Decay 6 · Tone 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The John Mayer Strat uses vintage-voiced Big Dipper single-coils with scooped mids, whereas John Norum used higher-output DiMarzio stacked pickups. To compensate, push the Tank G midrange to 7 and use the onboard OD block as a mid-hump boost with low drive and high level. Rolling the bridge tone knob slightly down to 8 rounds off thin Strat single-coil top-end harshness.

PRO TIPDig into the string attack with the edge of a heavy pick angled at 45 degrees over the bridge pickup to trigger Norum's distinctive screaming squeals and singing sustain.

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