Fuck the usa amp settings — Marshall Mg100dfx

The Exploited guitar tone for “Fuck the usa”, dialed in for a Marshall Mg100dfx with a Harley Benton R-466. Studio version, Beat the Bastards (1996)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 or similar British high-gain head, Gibson/Epiphone style humbucker guitar, Boss DS-1 or RAT-style distortion for extra aggression, no reverb (dry punk production)

Aggressive, chainsaw midrange bark with tight low-end, buzzy upper-mids, raw punk/thrash attack

Amp settings — Marshall Mg100dfx

CHANNELOD2 (high-gain overdrive channel)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The MG100DFX OD2 channel delivers Marshall-voiced aggression similar to the JCM800 tones the Exploited used. Mids pushed to 7 recreates their cutting chainsaw bark that defines UK hardcore punk. The Contour control on this amp should be set around 4-5 (noon) to avoid scooping out the essential midrange punch. Your Harley Benton's humbuckers match the original's output well, no gain adjustment needed.

PRO TIPPalm-mute aggressively on the low E and A strings with all downstrokes for that relentless UK82 punk attack—the tone lives in the right hand violence as much as the amp settings.

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