Hysteria amp settings — Marshall MG15G
The Muse guitar tone for “Hysteria”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15G with a Jackson JS11 Dinky. Main riff, studio version from Absolution (2003)
Pedulla Rapture RB5 bass, Marshall DBS 7400, Sovtek 'Civil War' / Black Russian Big Muff, Human Gear Animato, Roland JP-8080 synth layer (clean/dirt parallel split)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
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RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run in 'Dry' blend mode to retain low-end clarity)
The iconic sound is a heavily processed bass line running through parallel fuzz and distortion units, but on a 6-string Jackson guitar into an MG15G, you need to use the amp's Overdrive channel at high gain to generate sufficient buzz and sustain. Push the 3-band EQ midrange to 7 to replicate the nasal bite of the Animato distortion, and roll back treble slightly to prevent solid-state harshness. If you add a Big Muff fuzz pedal later, switch the amp to the Clean channel with gain at 2.
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