Square Hammer amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Ghost guitar tone for “Square Hammer”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Popestar EP (2016) - Main intro riff and rhythm

Original rig

Gibson RD Artist (humbuckers) into blended Marshall JCM800 and Orange Rockerverb 100

Punchy British crunch with tight low-end, forward upper-mids, and bright articulation

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD-1BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

To compensate for the Stratocaster's brighter, lower-output single coils against the original humbucker rig, the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 8 and amp treble is kept moderate at 5. The MG30CFX OD-1 channel supplies the JCM800-style crunch, with mids pushed to 7 to deliver Ghost's characteristic forward bite without thinning out the riff.

PRO TIPPick firmly right next to the bridge saddles on the single-note octave/fifth riff to replicate the percussive attack and harmonic bite of the original track.

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