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Tornado of Souls amp settings — Beringher Ha 10g

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of Souls”, dialed in for a Beringher Ha 10g with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Jackson Pro Series Soloist SL2 (bridge humbucker), Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 as boost

Tight, aggressive thrash rhythm with scooped mids and searing high-gain lead bite
Amp settings — Beringher Ha 10g
GAIN 10 BASS 4 MID 3 TREBLE 8 PRESENCE 0 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain10
Bass4
Mid3
Treble8
Presence0
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS9 or clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. A TS9 clone ($30-50) is essential for this tone; it tightens the low end and pushes mids. Without it, the Behringer's gain alone will sound fizzy and loose. Budget options: Joyo Vintage Overdrive, Behringer TO800.

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 7
Why these settings

The Behringer HA-10G is a small solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a harsh high-gain voicing compared to the JCM800's tube saturation. Gain is maxed because the amp lacks tube compression—without a TS9 in front, the tone will be thin and buzzy. Mids are dropped to 3 (original was 4-5) because this amp has a nasally midrange spike; treble stays high at 8 to retain the JCM800's cut. Bass is reduced to 4 to prevent flubby low-end from the small speaker.

PRO TIPTune to E♭ Standard. Palm-mute tightly right at the bridge saddles for that machine-gun chug—Mustaine's right hand placement is extremely precise. Roll your tone knob to 8 to tame the solid-state fizz on sustained notes.

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