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Dig up her bones amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR

The Misfits guitar tone for “Dig up her bones”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio version, American Psycho (1997)

Original rig

Custom Annihilator guitar with high-output pickup into cranked Marshall JCM800/Ampeg V4 stack with heavy downstrokes

Aggressive, punchy punk-metal crunch with prominent upper-mid bite and tight low end
Amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
CHANNELUltra Gain (OD1)BOOSToff
GAIN 7 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Mid7
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb0
Master5
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PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Why these settings

Doyle's signature tone relies purely on high-output humbuckers slamming a high-gain Marshall tube circuit, so your DSL40CR's Ultra Gain OD1 channel provides the ideal voicing without needing the DS-1. Keep the DS-1 bypassed to prevent excessive mud and unwanted noise. Push the midrange and treble to replicate the aggressive, biting pick attack heard across American Psycho.

PRO TIPDoyle gets his iconic percussive chug by using violent, relentless all-downstroke picking while muting slightly with the meat of the picking hand.

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