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Tornado of souls amp settings — Blackstar Stereo 10 V4

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of souls”, dialed in for a Blackstar Stereo 10 V4 with a Jackson JS20 dinky. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)

Original rig

Jackson Kelly (Seymour Duncan JB bridge) → Bogner Triple Giant preamp → VHT 2150 power amp (Friedman's solo); Marshall JCM800 2203 for rhythm tracks; Marshall 4x12 with Celestion V30/G12T-75/Greenback mix

Saturated high-gain with vocal mid-richness, tight low end, sparkling top, surgical precision with sustain

Amp settings — Blackstar Stereo 10 V4

CHANNELOverdrive 2 (OD2) — ISF set fully clockwise (British voicing)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Blackstar Stereo 10 V4 is a compact solid-state amp, so it won't replicate tube saturation dynamics — but OD2 with ISF cranked clockwise gets you into British high-gain territory. I dropped bass from the original's 5 to 4 because the Stereo 10's small speaker can't handle low-end push without getting muddy. Mid pushed to 6 compensates for your Jackson JS20's thinner ceramic pickups vs Friedman's Seymour Duncan JB. The original was recorded bone-dry, so reverb stays at zero.

PRO TIPTune to E♭ standard (half-step down) — this is mandatory for the song. Your JS20's stock high-output ceramic humbucker will get you in the ballpark, but if the tone feels thin on the solo's sustained bends, roll your tone knob back to 8 to fatten the upper harmonics.

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