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Tornado of souls amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of souls”, dialed in for a Fender Acoustasonic 15 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990) — Marty Friedman's iconic solo tone

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (lead channel) or ADA MP-1 preamp into Marshall power section; Jackson with DiMarzio/Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker; subtle analog delay

High-gain but articulate — present mids (not scooped) let the wide-interval exotic runs speak clearly with singing sustain

Amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	4
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer OD300 Overdrive/Distortion

This pedal is your ONLY gain source — amp stays completely clean. Use DS or HM mode for tightest high-gain response

Mode DS (Distortion) · Drive 8 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Acoustasonic 15 is a 15W acoustic-optimized combo with no overdrive channel and limited headroom — it cannot produce thrash gain on its own. All saturation must come from the OD300 in distortion mode. Set amp EQ near-flat with slight treble cut (Strat single coils are brighter than Friedman's humbuckers) and bass at 4 to avoid flub through the small speaker. The OD300's DS mode approximates the tight Mesa-style saturation; keep Tone at 6 to preserve the mid-forward articulation essential to this solo.

PRO TIPRoll your Strat's tone knob to 8 to tame the ice-pick highs that single coils add vs the original's humbucker — this lets fast legato runs sing rather than shrill.

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