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Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix) amp settings — Rogue G-10

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix)”, dialed in for a Rogue G-10 with a Squier Stratocaster. Main thrash rhythm tone, Rust in Peace (2004 Remix/Remaster)

Original rig

Jackson King V (Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker) -> Bogner Fish Preamp (Shark channel) / Marshall JCM800 -> VHT 2150 Power Amp -> Marshall 4x12 cab

Razor-sharp, tight thrash crunch with aggressive upper mids, surgical low end, and zero flub

Amp settings — Rogue G-10

CHANNELOverdrive (Drive switch engaged)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; running this into the clean channel fixes the lack of preamp saturation

Distortion 7 · Filter 6 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Rogue G-10 is a basic 1x5 practice amp featuring only Gain, Volume, Bass, and Treble controls with an Overdrive push button (mids and presence physically do not exist on this faceplate). To approximate Dave Mustaine's high-gain Bogner/Marshall rack with passive single coils, engage the amp's drive switch with gain at 7; keep bass at 5 to prevent the tiny 5-inch speaker from farting out while pushing treble to 7 for aggressive pick cut. A dedicated high-gain distortion pedal like a Rat into the clean channel is strongly recommended to get authentic thrash saturation and low-end tightness.

PRO TIPMustaine's signature razor attack comes from aggressive, strictly disciplined alternate picking near the bridge saddles with a stiff pick; angle the pick slightly forward to get the sharp percussive 'chirp' that single-coil Strat bridges naturally accentuate.

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