Five Magics amp settings — Laney LX412A

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Five Magics”, dialed in for a Laney LX412A with a Ibanez RG27SP. Main thrash rhythm riff, Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)

Original rig

Jackson King V / Kelly with Seymour Duncan JB pickups -> Marshall JCM800 / Bogner Fish preamp into VHT 2150 power amp -> Marshall 4x12 cabs

Aggressive, dry, razor-sharp thrash crunch with tight percussive low end and biting upper-mid snarl

Amp settings — Laney LX412A

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer Tube Amp Modeler TM300

Set switches to Amp: BRIT, Mode: HI GAIN, Mic: CLASSIC. Acts as the Marshall/Bogner style preamp gain source.

Level 6 · Low 5 · High 7 · Drive 7

02Behringer Ultra Metal UM300

Used as a tight mid-focused boost into the TM300 to replicate the razor-sharp upper-mid thrash cut.

Dist 2 · High 6 · Low 5 · Middle 6 · Mid Freq 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

Because the Laney LX412A is a speaker cabinet driven through a flat solid-state power section or head, the Behringer TM300 is configured to British Hi-Gain to supply the core Marshall-style crunch. The Ultra Metal UM300 provides the signature aggressive upper-mid push around 2-3 kHz while keeping the amp's clean channel gain low to prevent flubby double-distortion. The studio track is totally bone-dry on rhythm, so reverb remains bypassed. Clean intro: bypass both pedals and roll guitar volume to 7.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles for heavy palm-muting and use aggressive, strictly downward-angled pick strokes with a stiff pick (1.0mm+) to match Mustaine's fast percussive attack.

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