Square Hammer amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Ghost guitar tone for “Square Hammer”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Schecter Synyster Standard. Studio version, Popestar EP (2016) — first Swedish band to top Billboard Mainstream Rock

Original rig

Marshall JCM800/Plexi + Orange amps, Gibson RD Artist/SG Standard with Seymour Duncan pickups, D standard tuning (though Square Hammer is in E standard)

Crunchy, mid-forward British rock with tight articulate gain and hook-driven clarity

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1 (Overdrive 1 — less saturated than OD2)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your MG30CFX is solid-state with digital FX modeling Marshall voicing, so it won't compress like a tube JCM800. I pushed mids to 8 (vs original 7) to compensate for the MG's slightly scooped character compared to a real JCM800. Your Schecter's Seymour Duncan humbuckers are hotter than the original Gibson pickups, so gain stays at 6 rather than pushing higher—the output matches. OD1 channel gives tighter, less saturated crunch closer to the studio tone than OD2.

PRO TIPGhost's riff attack comes from consistent downstroke palm muting with the pick angled slightly toward the neck—this thickens the low-mids without mud. Roll your tone knob to 8 to tame the Schecter's ceramic bridge pickup brightness and get closer to that PAF-style warmth.

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