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Tornado of Souls amp settings — Boston Ga15

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of Souls”, dialed in for a Boston Ga15 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990) - Rhythm Guitar

Original rig

Jackson King V with Seymour Duncan JB humbuckers into Bogner-modded Marshall JCM800 heads

Aggressive, razor-sharp thrash crunch with tight low-end bite and prominent upper-mid cut

Amp settings — Boston Ga15

CHANNELOverdrive / Drive ChannelBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2 or Boss DS-1 Distortion

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Distortion 6 · Filter / Tone 6 · Volume / Level 7

Why these settings

The Boston GA15 practice amp has a 3-band EQ and a dedicated drive select, but its smaller speaker will sound thinner than Dave Mustaine's cranked Marshall stack. Keep bass moderate at 5 to prevent the small enclosure from muddying up, while pushing mids to 6 and treble to 7 to replicate the aggressive upper-mid thrash cut. Gain is set to 7 on the drive channel to deliver maximum saturation without descending into harsh solid-state fizz.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly against the bridge saddles and use aggressive, strict downpicking on the rhythmic chugs to match Mustaine's percussive attack.

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