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Tornado of souls amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

The Megadeth guitar tone for “Tornado of souls”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X Four with a Ibanez Grgr221pa. Studio version, Rust in Peace (1990)

Original rig

Jackson King V (Seymour Duncan JB / '59) -> Marshall JCM800 2203 / Bogner-modded Marshall -> Marshall 1960A 4x12 (Celestion V30/G12T-75)

Aggressive, razor-sharp thrash rhythm and lead bite with punchy low-end and focused upper-mids

Amp settings — Zoom G1X Four

CHANNELMS 800 Amp Model + MS4x12 CabBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction)

Essential to clamp high-gain hiss between tight rhythm chugs

THRSH 6 · DETCT 5 · Level 10

02TS808 Drive

Used as a tight pre-gain mid boost into the MS 800 model

Gain 1 · Tone 6 · Level 8

03Rack Delay (Optional for Lead)

Keep bypassed for rhythm riffs; engage for the iconic solo

Time 4 · F.B 3 · Mix 2

Why these settings

The Ibanez GRGR221PA features passive IBZ-6 ceramic humbuckers which provide tight output well-suited for thrash. In the Zoom G1X Four, running the TS808 model as a clean boost with low gain tightens the flubby bottom end of the MS 800 amp block, matching Mustaine's aggressive JCM800 bite without turning to mud. Reverb is kept at zero on the amp model to keep the fast palm-muted triplets surgical and dry.

PRO TIPAnchor your pick hand firmly near the bridge saddles for sharp, percussive palm muting, and strike with heavy downstrokes using a rigid pick (1.0mm+) to emulate Mustaine's aggressive attack.

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