Peace sells amp settings — Marshall MG15

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Peace sells”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15 with a Ibanez RG370DX. Studio version, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986)

Original rig

Tom Scholz Rockman preamp direct, BC Rich guitar with PAF/Super Distortion pickups

Crisp, buzzy, compressed thrash with sharp upper-mids and tight low end—direct-recorded solid-state character

Amp settings — Marshall MG15

CHANNELOD (Overdrive channel)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	8
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01EQ

Place before amp input to tighten low end and add upper-mid bite—emulates Rockman's frequency shaping

Low 4 · Mid 6 · High 7

02Overdrive

Use as a tight boost into the OD channel—adds compression and pick attack clarity

Drive 3 · Tone 7 · Level 6

03Booster

Engage for solos—Mustaine's leads on this album are the same tone pushed harder

Level 7 · Tone 6

04SOLO (boost/gain)

Stack with booster for lead sections if needed for extra cut

Level 8

Why these settings

The MG15's OD channel is solid-state and compressed, which actually suits this tone—the original was a Rockman, not a tube amp. Bass is dropped to 4 (vs typical Megadeth 7) because the MG15 gets flubby in the lows. Mids raised to 5 to prevent the scooped MG voicing from losing the Rockman's nasal bite. The EQ pedal before the amp is critical to shape the tight, direct character.

PRO TIPPick hard and close to the bridge with downstrokes on the main riff—the Rockman tone's aggression comes from pick attack, not amp saturation. Roll your tone knob to 8 to tame the RG's Infinity pickups, which are brighter than Mustaine's PAFs.

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