Angry Again amp settings — Hiwatt London 12

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Angry Again”, dialed in for a Hiwatt London 12 with a ESP LTD EC-256. Studio version, Hidden Treasures EP (1993)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, ESP guitar with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup, no pedals — pure amp gain

Tight, aggressive thrash rhythm with upper-mid bite and controlled low-end

Amp settings — Hiwatt London 12

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	7
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Hiwatt amps are naturally transparent with more clean headroom and flatter EQ response than Marshalls. Pushed gain to 8 to compensate for the lack of Marshall's inherent midrange compression. Rolled bass back from the Marshall Code patch's 10 to 7 because Hiwatts have fuller low-end response that muddies fast palm-mutes at high settings. Your mahogany body with LTD pickups will be slightly warmer than Mustaine's alder/JB combination, so treble at 7 maintains the bite without harshness.

PRO TIPPalm-mute with the heel of your picking hand resting directly on the bridge saddles, not floating above — Mustaine's thrash rhythm precision comes from aggressive downstroke attack with complete string damping between notes.

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