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Tornado of Souls amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of Souls”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Jackson Pro Series King V. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990) - Main Riff / Rhythm Guitar

Original rig

Jackson King V with Seymour Duncan JB bridge pickup into modified Marshall JCM800 / Bogner 'Fish' preamp heads

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

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD-1BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Marshall MG30CFX lacks the natural power-tube compression of Mustaine's cranked JCM800, so OD-1 channel at gain 7 delivers the right saturation without washing out in digital fizz. Do not scoop the mids; keeping Middle at 7 provides the aggressive 1-2kHz thrash cut that defines the Rust in Peace rhythm tracks. Keep Bass tight at 5 to avoid low-end mud through the 10-inch speaker during fast palm-muted gallops.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm firmly across the bridge saddles to get a hyper-dry, percussive chug, and strike every downpick aggressively with a heavy, sharp pick (1.0mm+) right next to the bridge pickup.

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