Hysteria amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Muse guitar tone for “Hysteria”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Schecter Nick Johnston HSS Signature Guitar. Studio version, Absolution (2003) — Main bass riff adapted for guitar
Pedulla Rapture RB5 bass, Marshall DBS 7400, Sovtek Black Russian Big Muff, Human Gear Animato, Akai Deep Impact / Roland JP-8080 synth layer
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01EHX Pitch Fork+
Set Shift 1 to -1 Octave to simulate the sub-bass foundation, blending enough dry signal for high-fret tracking
02Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Mode set to Fuzz 2 (scooped/synth-like mid-bite) or the 1.5 in-between slider trick; acts as primary aggressive gain source
03Boss DS-1 Distortion
Placed after fuzz to provide the harsh, cutting upper-mid rasp mimicking the Human Gear Animato
Because the original tone is a complex multi-amped bass and synth blend, the Pitch Fork+ drops your guitar down an octave to recreate the low-end weight while stacking the SF300 and DS-1 generates the synth-fuzz bite. The Orange Crush 20 is kept on the clean channel with low gain (2) and mid pushed to 7 to prevent low-end flub from its 8-inch speaker while handling the heavy pedal saturation. The Crush 20 lacks a presence control and onboard reverb, so presence and reverb are set to null and 0 respectively.
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