The Passenger amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Iggy Pop guitar tone for “The Passenger”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Lust for Life (1977)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (Ricky Gardiner) / Gibson custom (Carlos Alomar) into cranked Marshall/Fender studio amps

Dry, punchy classic proto-punk crunch with prominent upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELCrunch

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG30CFX's Crunch channel provides the right classic Marshall edge-of-breakup grit without over-saturating. Single coils on a Strat naturally match Ricky Gardiner's original studio tracking, but pushing mids to 7 prevents the bridge pickup from sounding too thin through the solid-state preamp. Presence is null because the MG30CFX faceplate does not feature a presence control.

PRO TIPUse aggressive, staccato downstrokes close to the bridge saddle and let your palm lightly brush the strings between chord changes to get that signature bouncy, dry rhythm chop.

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