Plug In Baby amp settings — Blackstar Debut 50r

The Muse guitar tone for “Plug In Baby”, dialed in for a Blackstar Debut 50r with a Harley Benton Fusion-III HH. Studio version, Origin of Symmetry (2001) - Intro riff / main lead

Original rig

Manson DeLorean (custom humbucker) -> ZVEX Fuzz Factory -> Marshall / Vox AC30 / Diezel VH4

Aggressive, gated, velcro-like fuzz lead with sharp upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Blackstar Debut 50r

CHANNELClean channel (Overdrive switch OFF)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	1
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ZVEX Fuzz Factory (or clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 6 · Gate 7 · Comp 6 · Drive 7 · Stab 6

Why these settings

The signature 'Plug In Baby' tone comes entirely from a heavily gated ZVEX Fuzz Factory clipping hard into a clean amp foundation. Because a fuzz pedal is recommended, the Blackstar Debut 50R is kept strictly on its Clean channel (Overdrive button off) with gain low at 2 to prevent muddy dual-gain distortion; set the ISF knob to around 7 (British side) for proper upper-mid cut. The Debut 50R faceplate does not feature a presence control, so that value is null.

PRO TIPBellamy's tone relies on the Fuzz Factory's Stab and Gate controls set near oscillation to create that spitting, synth-like attack—pick hard near the bridge with no muting on the high notes to trigger the sharp fuzz transients.

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